Novel Concepts of Mastitis Control

Authors

  • Stephen C. Nickerson Hill Farm Research Station, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Rt. 1, Box 10, Homer, LA 71040

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19926532

Keywords:

mastitis control measures, milking practices, antibiotic therapy, dry cow

Abstract

Implementation of mastitis control measures based on proper milking practices and hygiene, reducing exposure to environmental pathogens, and traditional dry cow antibiotic therapy have lowered the prevalence of this disease in dairy cows over the past 25 years. But 30 to 40% of dairy cattle remain infected, and in order to further reduce incidence of infection dairymen may need to include more novel approaches to mastitis control. The purpose of this paper is to present a compilation of the more recent novel developments in mastitis control, and how this new knowledge may be implemented in the future by practitioners and dairymen to control this disease.

Cover image of the Second Volume of the 25th Conference Proceedings: An earl-morning photo of farmland. A small farm is nestled among rolling hills, fields stretching across a curving road that disappears between dark green trees. The barn is a cheery red color with a tin roof. Beneath the photo is the a statement of the conference's theme in white italics: Challenges of the Bovine Industry in the Twenty-First Century. Deep red background.

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Published

1992-08-31

Issue

1992: Volume 2

Section

Dairy Sessions

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