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14 Cards in this Set
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What is the target number of mastitis cases ber 100 cows per year |
20% |
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What are the main points of an investigation of a herd with a mastitis problem |
Data collection Clinical inspection Farm inspection |
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What type of pathogen arises almost always due to a failure in the 6 point plan |
Contagious pathogens |
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What are the components of a 6 point plan |
Milking machine maintainence Post milking dip Dry cow therapy Tx and recording Culling Milking routine |
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What are the causes of environmental pathogens causing mastitis |
Envoronmental hygeine Teat end defences Immune reposnse |
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How do we improve immune responses |
Reducing stress Reducing other diseases Dry cow nutrition Vaccines - E coli |
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How do we optimise teat defences |
Good milking machine maintainence Avoid damange Good teat seal Goo genetics |
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How do we improve environmental hygeine |
Cubicles Straw yard Calving boxes Management Ventillation Dietary changes Stocking rates |
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What action is needed for high cell count cows |
Early dry cow therapy Culling Treat early and aggressively Change milking order Discard milk |
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What is strep dysgalactiae indicate |
poor teat condition |
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what does c bovis indicate |
poor post milking teat disinfection |
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How much does milk yield drop per 100k scc over 250k |
2.5% |
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What do high levels of thermoduric bacteria indicate? |
Wash up problem |
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What do high levels of psychotrophs indicate |
poor premilking teat disinfection |
