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Bells Udder Farm, owned by Tim and Karyn Bell and James and Marcy Bell, has a herd that averages 102 pounds of milk per cow per day with 3X milking and has a bulk tank somatic cell count (SCC) of 70,000.
Johne’s disease and mastitis are two of the most economically important diseases affecting the Canadian dairy industry.
To improve the control of these infectious diseases and reduce the limiting effects they have on the productivity of the industry, Dr. Herman Barkema from the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was appointed as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair in Infectious Diseases of Dairy Cattle.
For dairy cattle, routine and stability are as necessary as feed and water. Likewise, mastitis treatment protocols can become second nature on a dairy operation, remaining unchanged for years.
Although stability can be good for milk quality – a consistent milking routine, for example, is vital – it is important to continually assess and adjust treatment protocols with your veterinarian based on culture records and treatment history.
Occasionally, other factors come into play that require a fresh look at treatment protocols.
