Dairy Mastitis Advice & Management

Summer mastitis – still a danger

Beef, Dairy, Fly Control, Mastitis, Youngstock

Summer mastitis – still a danger

Summer mastitis usually occurs between July and September, affecting dry cows and maiden heifers. Trueperella pyogenes is the primary causative agent, but infections are often mixed. It is transmitted by biting flies so conditions that promote their existence are risk factors for disease – humid and damp weather, just what […]

LLM Farm Vets2022-08-04T14:06:17+00:00August 4th, 2022|Beef, Dairy, Fly Control, Mastitis, Youngstock|

Blind quarters and summer mastitis

Dairy, Fly Control, Mastitis

Blind quarters and summer mastitis

With the days getting warmer and the shift to t-shirt weather underway, it seems a fitting time to talk about summer mastitis. Summer mastitis is defined as an intramammary infection of the non-lactating udder seen in warmer months; basically, it is a problem for your dry cows and your maiden […]

LLM Farm Vets2022-05-11T10:52:57+00:00May 11th, 2022|Dairy, Fly Control, Mastitis|

Spotlight on processor regulation changes this October

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Spotlight on processor regulation changes this October

With the new processor regulation changes (especially Tesco and Arla 360) coming into action this October and the increasing spotlight on reducing antibiotic use, there is further pressure for farmers to start or do more selective dry cow therapy (where you use just sealants on healthy low cell count cows […]

LLM Farm Vets2021-08-19T12:07:12+00:00August 19th, 2021|Dairy, Mastitis|

Mastdecide – Making Mastitis Treatment Decisions Easier

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Mastdecide – Making Mastitis Treatment Decisions Easier

There is no denying that as an industry we are constantly working towards reduced antibiotic usage and ensuring that we use them as responsibly and appropriately as possible. Mastitis is often an area where antibiotics may be used as part of a treatment protocol but ensuring that this is the […]

LLM Farm Vets2021-10-27T10:19:14+00:00July 13th, 2020|Dairy, Mastitis|

Dairy Monitor Cell Check Series #2

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Dairy Monitor Cell Check Series #2

Cell Check – ‘First’ things first

In the second of a series of articles highlighting the elements of LLM’s popular ‘Dairy Monitor Cell Check’ service, Bill May looks at ‘First’ infections, how they are monitored and how they may be controlled.

LLM Farm Vets2020-02-20T14:09:12+00:00February 20th, 2020|Dairy, Mastitis|

Milk Leukocyte Differential (Vetscan DC-Q)

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Milk Leukocyte Differential (Vetscan DC-Q)

How does this sound:
47% reduction in dry cow antibiotic use and a saving of £850

This was achieved through a selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) project we organised with Farming Connect on a client’s 180 cow unit, for a full year. The […]

LLM Farm Vets2019-12-19T16:27:39+00:00December 19th, 2019|Dairy, Mastitis|

What are ‘Chronic’ infections and how do we treat them?

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What are ‘Chronic’ infections and how do we treat them?

Vet Partners have recently acquired the ‘Grassroots Herdcheck’ software for Cell Check and Feed Check reports, which have been very popular at LLM over the past twelve years. The platform is being hosted at our Whitchurch branch has been renamed ‘Dairy Monitor’ Cell Check, so look out for […]

LLM Farm Vets2019-08-14T09:18:33+00:00August 14th, 2019|Dairy, Mastitis|

Selective Dry Cow Therapy – a cautious approach

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Selective Dry Cow Therapy – a cautious approach

With increasing spotlight on reducing antibiotic use, some farmers are doing more selective dry cow therapy.

It is important to remember that dry cow antibiotics have played a very important role in combating mastitis issues and reducing herd cell counts. It’s selective for a good […]

LLM Farm Vets2019-03-04T15:46:15+00:00January 16th, 2019|Dairy, Mastitis|