Key messages:

• Higher milk prices have significantly increased the cost of clinical cases of mastitis

• The largest part of this cost is the value of milk discarded and lower production

• To gauge the full extent of the cost, it is necessary to tally-up how many cases are occurring

• The Countdown 'triggers' provide a reliable guide as to how many cases is too many

Contents

1. Surprise mastitis costs

2. Make your records work for you

3. Are you treating too many cows with mastitis

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