What do you need to consider in your dairy herd when thinking about selective dry cow therapy?You need a rolling herd SCC under 200k and a new infection rate during the dry period of less than 10%.
What do you need to consider in your dairy herd when thinking about selective dry cow therapy?
You need a rolling herd SCC under 200k and a new infection rate during the dry period of less than 10%.
Hygiene must be maintained not just at drying off, but afterwards, in the environment for the cow.
Regular milk recording is a must.
Also, farmers should be engaging with their vets in the adoption and planning of selective dry-cow therapy.
Then only individual cows with SCC of less than 100,000 should be picked and also having no cases of clinical mastitis in the last six months.
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