Mastitis Prevention
Dry Off Protocols
Farmers
Vets
Mastitis Prevention Guidance
Farm data management for Cows/Herd Follow-up
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Easy to use
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Efficient
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Informative
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Individual cow figures
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Reliable and proven
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In-clinic and on-farm
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Dry-Off Practical Process
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Convenient and practical to use
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Efficiency + Time saved
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Administration by farmer
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Hygiene
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User safety
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Targeted treatment
Selective vs. Blanket Dry Cow Therapy (SDCT vs. BDCT)
SDCT is encouraged as a means of reducing antimicrobial usage at dry-off . Focusing on identifying cows which need antimicrobial treatment at drying-off is key, while ensuring teat sealants are only used for healthy, untreated quarters.
It can be applied in most farms, but is dependent on:
- the herd Udder Health situation being under control:
- Bulk tank milk SCC counts are regularly <180,000 c/ml
- Low infection pressure i.e. the number of clinical cases in the last 3 months
- Production level: the higher the average, the higher the proportion of cows producing > 15 litres at dry-off
Willingness of the farmer & milking staff to implement
Herd udder health under control
Willingness to apply SDCT
Bulk tank SCC < 180 000
| Healthy cow Last 3 individual SCC < 100 000 And no clinical mastitis | |
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| Internal Teat Sealant | |
| Infected cow 1 / last 3 SCC > 100 000 or Clinical mastitis in last 6 months | |
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| Antibiotic dry cow tubes
(ask your vet) + Internal Teat Sealant | |