Welcome to this series on mastitis in dairy cows,
offered you by the College of Edinburgh. This video is Great milking method III –
Looking for and treating mastitis. Mastitis is the infection of the milk creating gland,
the breast. Microorganisms get into the teat end through the teat
canal and cause an infection. Mastitis is a fight in between germs attacking
the breast and also the cow fighting the infection. The early detection and also therapy of mastitis
is essential to decrease damages to the glands that generate the milk as well as to stop the germs
spreading from cow to cow. Inspecting for mastitis. Before beginning the milker ought to look and really feel
all four quarters for adjustments in the udder. A strip cup need to be used to look for mastitis
in each quarter before milking starts. The initial milk needs to be removed into strip
mug to inspect for embolisms or mastitis. If there is a situation of mastitis, the milker must maintain
Treatment of mastitis. By bleeding the cow as typically as possible, preferably every two hrs;
at the very least three times a day germs and dead cells are eliminated from the udder.This assists take the infection away. Appropriate medication treatment is usually straight intra-mammary mixture of the special antibiotic tubes gotten ready for the treatment of mastitis, twice a day for 3 successive milkings( or as the directions on the tubes being made use of recommend). After bleeding the mastitis-affected cows, their teats must be cleaned up and decontaminated,
as well as treated with the medications. For this, the treatment tube cap is removed as well as the idea put right into the teat as well as the medicines infused. The cow must be teat dipped after mixture. Where a cow is noticeably ill, consult a vet for added therapies like antibiotic injection or anti-inflammatory medicines to quit inflammation and reduce the pain. Review the manufacturers brochures for all vet substance abuse in dairy products cattle concerning withdrawal periods for human intake Milk can not be used for human intake.
Inspecting for mastitis. Therapy of mastitis. The first action is complete milking of the affected cow. By bleeding the cow as frequently as possible, ideally every two hrs;
The cow needs to be teat dipped after infusion.
