Mastitis reduces both milk production and quality. It is a complicated and costly problem. And there are no simple solutions.

But you can still prevent and treat Mastitis to a large extent.

Hi, I’m Ollie from Pasture.io, and today in this short video, let’s discuss the best practices of controlling mastitis from spreading in your herd.

Before that, let’s understand a bit more about mastitis.

Mastitis is a bacterial infection of the mammary glands in cows that enter via the teat and multiply in the udder, causing inflammation.

Staphylococcus aureus is the most common strain of bacteria that causes mastitis in cows. Streptococcus agalactiae is another devastating strain.

Mastitis can spread in two ways.
From other infected cows- cow to cow transmission and
From bacteria found in the surrounding soil, manure, bedding, water environments.

It’s important to control mastitis because, in the long term, it can damage milk secretory cells, resulting in lower milk yields. It can also cause significant pain and discomfort to your cows.

That’s why Mastitis is dubbed to be one of the costliest diseases that can affect dairy herds.

When it comes to controlling mastitis, there are no silver bullets.

Instead, you’ll have to take a wide range of precautions to

A, minimize the rate of new infections and
B, to reduce the duration of existing mastitis infections

Here are a few things you can do to control both these factors.

One, Disinfect teats before and after milking. This kills most pathogens that accumulate on the teats. Also, don’t milk chapped, cracked or bleeding teats or teat ends, as they may increase new infections.

Two. Provide a low-stress environment for your cows and heifers. As stress can play a big role in the health of your animals.

Three. Check foremilk with a strip plate or cup. Look for changes in colour, odour and any particles.

If you still have questions, leave a comment below or watch our video on how you can detect and identify mastitis early.

That wraps up our discussion on how you can control mastitis in your dairy cows.

I hope you enjoyed this video. And if you did, don’t forget to hit that thumbs up and subscribe button and share it with your fellow farmers.

Until we meet again, Happy Farming!

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