“International All Stars”

Mastitis Control Symposium

Melbourne, 30th March, 2010

Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim

Adrian Joe (NZ)

The NZ perspective: new mastitis control pathways – large herds, excellent data and service business education

Adrian is a veterinary graduate from Massey University with over 20  years experience in dairy practice in the Waikato region of New Zealand, 2 years in a milking machine and mastitis consultancy business and 10 years at Pfizer Animal Health. Presently Dairy Team Leader with Vetent, a group of 10 veterinary practices. He has been involved with mastitis problem solving work forever(35 years) and initiated and project managed the development of Infovet-a web based information management program developed for veterinarians

Emerging diagnostic tools – can we have a better handle on Strep uberis?

What do we know about this bug that we didn’t know 5 years ago?

Dr Ruth Zadoks is a veterinary graduate from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. She completed a PhD on the epidemiology of S uberis at Utrecht in 2002, after which she became a Senior Research Associate and Director of Quality Milk Production Services at Cornell University in New York. In 2008 Ruth was appointed as Professor of Epidemiology at the Moredun Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (Edinburgh).

Kristen has worked in the dairy industry of three countries: the US (veterinary training from Cornell University), England (private livestock practitioner) and Canada (Operations Manager for the Canadian Bovine Mastitis Research Network’s data collection and assistant professor at Atlantic Veterinary College). She is currently pursuing her PhD in mastitis epidemiology.

Reflecting on the Countdown experience (1998-2009). How should the Australian dairy industry invest in milk quality in the foreseeable future?

Pauline Brightling is a veterinarian and educationalist by background and has spent most of the last decade designing and leading agricultural change management programs, including Dairy Australia’s Countdown Downunder the national industry program for milk quality and mastitis control.

Making sense of new sensing systems for cow-side diagnosis

Professor Graeme Mein is an Australian who has spent most of his working life in milking research, technical training and education of udder health specialists in many dairying countries.  Graeme has been involved in the development of technical notes and delivery of Adviser training courses for Countdown since its inception.

He is now retired but consults part-time as a scientific adviser.

New advances in machine milking – understanding the influence of milking on teat condition and udder health

Dr Doug Reinemann is professor of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research and teaching interests include machine milking and biomechanics.

The UK vet practice experience with mastitis investigations and risk management. Ideas from the 2010 IDF conference which are relevant and practical

Peter Edmondson qualified in Ireland in 1980 and has specialised in mastitis control for over 20 years. Peter worked with large dairy herds in Saudi Arabia and China before joining the Shepton Vet Group. Peter divides his time between clinical work in the practice and providing mastitis consultancy to dairy and pharmaceutical companies throughout the world. Peter is very involved in training vets and other staff in mastitis and milk quality.

Group Q&A forum:           All invited speakers to participate