Articles Tagged with ''culturing''

On-farm mastitis culturing reduces Wisconsin farm’s antibiotic usage

January 19, 2021

Audrey Schmitz

Advice from multiple sources led herdsman and human resource manager Paul Lippert to set up on-farm mastitis culturing at his family owned dairy, Grass Ridge Farm LLC in Pittsville, Wisconsin.

Antibiotic therapy: It’s not the drugs; it’s how we use them

June 11, 2020

Ronald J. Erskine

Mastitis is the most common reason for antimicrobial use for cows on U.S. dairy farms – about 80% of all antimicrobial use was for treatment or prevention of mastitis, which included dry cow therapy.

Culturing on-farm can help control mastitis costs

June 9, 2020

Kelli Boylen and Ginger Fenton

On-farm culturing is a useful tool for mastitis management. It allows for faster response to infections, saves money and helps to identify causes to help with prevention, according to Dr. Ginger Fenton, dairy extension educator at Penn State University.

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