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Breeding for a mastitis-resistant cow

Selecting for disease-resistant cows can aid in the productive life of your herd.
March 2, 2023
Keith Gibson

How can selecting for mastitis resistance benefit your herd? Learn more in our latest article.


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Integrity and honesty aid in low SCC at Eagle Ridge Dairy

Maintaining a somatic cell count of 80,000 starts with employees on Eagle Ridge Dairy. Integrity, honesty and communication aid in producing quality milk.
February 25, 2023
Matti McBride

Establishing a “culture of integrity and honesty” might be something you hear in a human resource meeting, not a parlor. But for Eagle Ridge Dairy, it’s a core concept in the barn and key to maintaining a somatic cell count of 80,000.


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JTP Farms surpasses performance goals, supports cow health with use of technology

Technology is an ally for Jake Peissig as he strives to maintain superior milk quality and cow comfort at JTP Farms. Information from the milking robots, activity collars and herd management software have improved mastitis detection and treatment, and essentially eliminated dry cow therapy.
January 1, 2023
Jenn Coyne

Comfort first has long been the philosophy for Jake Peissig and JTP Farms; focusing on improving animal well-being and allowing production, herd health and performance to fall into place.


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How often are you performing a milk quality audit?

Continually analyzing milking protocols can prove to aid in profitability.
November 8, 2022
Jason Reid

How often should you do an audit in your milking parlor and adjust your protocols? Let's analyze a few different dairies around the country and consider the success they saw when conducting an audit.



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Know the unknowns for successful mastitis treatment

June 16, 2022
Lowell T. Midla
“There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say, we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don't know we don't know.”
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Ask a Vet: What is selective dry cow therapy and could it be an option for your dairy?

November 24, 2021
Vicky Lauer
As dairy farmers have likely noticed, long-lasting intramammary antibiotics (also called dry cow tubes) are in very tight supply this year.
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How to approach a high bacteria count on your farm

October 7, 2021
Lisa Ford and Paul Virkler
High bacteria counts in your bulk tank milk can be very frustrating to all parties involved. In today’s milk market, these higher bacteria counts can also jeopardize your milk quality premium, as many cooperatives have bundled the different tests together.
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Managing udder health is key to minimize production losses

October 7, 2021
Robert Fourdraine
As management and genetics improve, the average bulk tank somatic cell count (SCC) may decline. Bulk tank SCC is a combination of the milk of all cows, so high-SCC cows are diluted by low-SCC cows.
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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.


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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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