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Effects Of Mastitis On Milk Yield And Composition, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Effects Of Mastitis On Milk Yield And Composition, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
EVERY DAIRY farmer knows how much he spends on the treatment of cows affected with mastitis, but the actual loss in production is more difficult to estimate.
As part of the current mastitis research programme the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Dairying Divisions surveyed 37 dairy herds with a believed high incidence of mastitis.
Mastitis : Prevention And Control. 2. Principles Of Mastitis Control, F C. Wilkinson
Mastitis : Prevention And Control. 2. Principles Of Mastitis Control, F C. Wilkinson
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
MASTITIS is a major cause of financial loss in over half our dairy herds.
Losses result from treatment costs, milk discarded, permanent loss of milk production, culling, lowering of solids-not-fat content and loss of butter-fat production.
Mastitis CAN be controlled. This article outlines the basic principles of mastitis control in the milking shed.