Monitoring Lactating and Non-lactating Cow Udder Infection Dynamics Using Individual Cow Somatic Cell Counts

Authors

  • Nigel B. Cook School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
  • Tom B. Bennett School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
  • Kathy M. Emery School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706
  • Ken Nordlund School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20025041

Keywords:

intramammary infection, environmental pathogen, somatic cell count, non-lactating

Abstract

It is clear that the non-lactating period is an extremely important time for occurrence of new intramammary infections, particularly with environmental pathogens. A low-cost method of monitoring this period, using somatic cell count (SCC) measurement immediately before and after the non-lactating period, would be very useful and would obviate the need for costly bacteriology.

Cover image of the 35th Conference Proceedings: Holstein cows standing in a row at a fence. A small group of cattle are bunched together in a pen. Yellow background.

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Published

2002-09-26

Issue

2002

Section

Research Summaries - Dairy I