Establishing and Managing an In-House Mastitis Lab

Abstract

Milk culture is another mastitis detection tool that has been used for numerous years in udder health management. It is usually considered the gold standard for diagnosing subclinical and clinical intramammary infections in dairy cattle. Private veterinarians should seriously consider setting up a milk microbiology laboratory in their practice for the benefit to the clients, the diversification of their services and the economic return to their practice.