Bovine Mastitis: Treatment with Intramammary Infusion of Antibiotics
Bovine mastitis is a serious infection in milking cows, and it is avoidable. The financial impact on the industry is approximately two billion dollars a year. (Jayarao, 2014) Intramammary infusion of antibiotics is a common and well tolerated treatment. An explanation on the basics of bovine mastitis is provided, as well as detailed instructions on performing the intramammary infusion. There is also something you, as a reader, can do to end bovine mastitis.
Quite basically, bovine mastitis is an inflammation in one or more sections of the cow’s mammary gland, also called the udder.
Causes of mastitis are contagious and environmental pathogens. Contagious pathogens are those that live on the …show more content…
The California Mastitis Test helps diagnosis subclinical mastitis. This test measures the somatic cells count, or white blood cells. The greater the number of somatic cells, the higher the level of infection in the teat and udder. Perform the California Mastitis Test by stripping milk from each teat of the cow’s udder into a four cup paddle with each cup corresponding to the teat the milk is taken from. An added reagent will determine the somatic cell count in each …show more content…
The first is good hygiene. This includes pre-milking and post-milking teat dips, and keeping bovine clean and dry between milking. Second, good functioning milking equipment and the use of proper milking techniques is vitally important. Third, isolate chronically infected cows and cull as necessary. Fourth, implement a dry cow treatment plan and cultivate a strategy for clinical cases. Lastly, keep records on each cow for reproduction, milk quality and production, and for episodes of mastitis. (Bassert, 2014, p.
Bovine mastitis is a serious infection in milking cows, and it is avoidable. The financial impact on the industry is approximately two billion dollars a year. (Jayarao, 2014) Intramammary infusion of antibiotics is a common and well tolerated treatment. An explanation on the basics of bovine mastitis is provided, as well as detailed instructions on performing the intramammary infusion. There is also something you, as a reader, can do to end bovine mastitis.
Quite basically, bovine mastitis is an inflammation in one or more sections of the cow’s mammary gland, also called the udder.
Causes of mastitis are contagious and environmental pathogens. Contagious pathogens are those that live on the …show more content…
The California Mastitis Test helps diagnosis subclinical mastitis. This test measures the somatic cells count, or white blood cells. The greater the number of somatic cells, the higher the level of infection in the teat and udder. Perform the California Mastitis Test by stripping milk from each teat of the cow’s udder into a four cup paddle with each cup corresponding to the teat the milk is taken from. An added reagent will determine the somatic cell count in each …show more content…
The first is good hygiene. This includes pre-milking and post-milking teat dips, and keeping bovine clean and dry between milking. Second, good functioning milking equipment and the use of proper milking techniques is vitally important. Third, isolate chronically infected cows and cull as necessary. Fourth, implement a dry cow treatment plan and cultivate a strategy for clinical cases. Lastly, keep records on each cow for reproduction, milk quality and production, and for episodes of mastitis. (Bassert, 2014, p.