Shorter milking times to reduce mastitis”
The key
messages to farmers are:
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Prevent
mastitis by maintaining healthy teat ends
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Milking at
times of low flow damages teat skin
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Assess your
milking routine by the teat condition in your herd
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Good
let-down increases flow rates and milk yields, and reduces the risk of
mastitis
The grabs for
this month are
Each of the
grabs are on separate pages - click on the links above then cut and paste the
text and images.
You can also
download them in a one MS Word file. You will need MS Word 97 or later. The file
includes photos and just under 1Mb in size. Click this link to open the file:
September
2000 grabs in MS Word
Supporting resources
The Countdown
resources on topics in this theme are Farm Guidelines and Technotes numbers 5
(for good milking routines), 6 (on machine function, completeness of milking and
liners) and 9 (about teat condition).
The relevant pages from the
Technotes are available online in this acrobat file: Technotes
extract for Sept 2000
The file includes an order form -
we regard the Technotes as an essential resource for all dairy advisers and hope
you will consider buying a copy. Additional extracts from the Technotes
are here.
The Presentation Kits are part of
the PowerPoint presentations on the CD in your Technotes, and are available for
loan or purchase as overhead transparencies and flip charts from the regional Countdown
co-ordinators.
You can preview them online from the training
resources page.
The most relevant are Part 1 slides 21 to 27, and
Part 2 slides 17-26 and 31.
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