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Mastitis prevention and treatment

Level 2 - Lead Farmers

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. Prevention of mastitis

10. Background on preventing of mastitis

11. Bacteria

12. Bacteria cont'd...

13. Tackling mastitis holistically

14. Cow environment

15. Cow environment cont'd...

16. Milking procedures

17. Step 1. Check milking equipment

18. Step 2. Clean milk place

19. Step 3. Take care of personal hygiene

20. Step 4. Clean teats and massage the udder

21. Step 5. Check the first milk

22. Step 6. Milk in the correct way

23. Stripping

24. Step 8. Dip teats

25. Step 8. Keep cows standing after milking

26. Step 9. Filter the milk

27. Step 10. Clean milk equipment

28. Treatment of mastitis

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

30. Treatment of mastitis cont'd: Dry-off