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Mastitis prevention and treatment

Level 3 - Extension Workers, Input & Service Providers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Introduction

3. Background: Udder infection

4. A bacteria infection, what happens?

5. Signs of mastitis

6. Types of mastitis

7. Clinical and sub-clinical mastitis

8. Sub-clinical mastitis and somatic cell count

9. High somatic cell count

10. Prevention of mastitis

11. Background on preventing mastitis

12. Bacteria

13. Bacteria Cont'd...

14. Bacteria are very small

15. Tackling mastitis holistically

16. Cow environment

17. Cow environment cont'd...

18. Hygiene score

19. Milking procedures

20. Step 1. Check milking equipment

21. Step 2. Clean milk place

22. Step 3. Take care of personal hygiene

23. Step 4. Clean teats and massage the udder

24. Udder towels

25. Step 5. Check the first milk

26. Step 6. Milk in the correct way

27. Stripping

28. Machine milking

29. Machine milking cont'd...

30. Teat end score in pictures

31. Step 7. Dip teats

32. Step 8. Keep cows standing after milking

33. Step 9. Filter the milk

34. Step 10: Clean milk equipment

35. Treatment of mastitis

36. Treatment of mastitis, cont'd: Intra-mammary tubes

37. Treatment of mastitis, cont'd: Dry-off