The Mastitis Technotes provide practical, evidence-based technical guidance to help vets, milk quality advisors and animal health professionals support dairy farmers to prevent, detect and manage mastitis. These cover the key stages of the season: calving, lactation, drying off, and review and planning. The Technotes bring together the knowledge needed to support effective mastitis control and improve milk quality.
Mastitis remains one of the most costly and preventable diseases in New Zealand dairy herds, with risk and control measures shifting across the seasons, from calving through lactation to drying off. Each chapter provides the technical knowledge needed to manage mastitis and milk quality at each stage.
Download Technote 1: Reducing exposure to environmental mastitis bacteria
Download Technote 2: Taking care with heifers
Download Technote 3: Managing withholding periods, residues and milk quality at calving
Download Technote 4: Detecting and managing clinical mastitis at calving
Download Technote 5: Using effective milking techniques and routines to prevent mastitis
Download Technote 6: Monitoring and maintaining milking machine function
Download Technote 7: Applying effective post-milking teat disinfection
Download Technote 8: Practising good hygiene during milking
Download Technote 9: Preventing and managing teat sores and cracks
Download Technote 10: Detecting and managing clinical mastitis in lactation
Download Technote 11: Monitoring bulk milk SCC
Download Technote 12: Using individual cow SCC for management decisions
Download Technote 13: Investigating a mastitis problem
Download Technote 14: Deciding on dry cow management strategy
Download Technote 15: Culling persistently infected cows
Download Technote 16: Drying off abruptly, taking steps to reduce yield
Download Technote 17: Administering dry cow treatments as recommended
Download Technote 18: Checking udders regularly after dry off
Download Technote 19: Taking care when selling cull cows and buying replacements
Download Technote 20: Reviewing and planning mastitis control
Explore the links below to find more mastitis content or visit the Rural Professional Hub to stay up to date with the latest information - from a quick overview to a deep dive into your chosen area.
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