(09) Mastitis III Flashcards
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(Mastitis - Secret to Success)
(Two Simple Steps:)
1-2. what are they?
- prevent new infections
(herd level control,
problem = many contributing factors)
- eliminate existing infections
(individual cow management (treatment, dry-off, culling)
problem = detection, therapeutic failure)
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5-point Mastitis Control Plane – what is it?
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(1. Post-milking Teat disinfection)
1. goal = ?
2. teat dipping reduces number of new infections by how much?
3. disinfectants?
4. key to success = ?
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- pre-milking teat disinfection for what?
- post-milking teat disinfection for what?
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(2. Universal Dry Cow Therapy)
1. best chance of cure for what?
2. options?
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(Universal Dry Cow Therapy)
(The Significance of Dry Period Infections)
- what % of all new infections caused by environmental pathogens occur during the dry period?
- Over what % of clinical coliform mastits events in the first 100 days in milk originated during the dry period?
1 50-60%
- over 50%
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(Universal Dry Cow Therapy)
(Blanket Dry Cow Therapy)
- intramammary infusion with long-acting antibiotic at dry off
(purpose)
- cure what?
3 prvent what?
4.
- cure existing subclinical infections
- new infections that could be acquired during the dry period
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(Universal Dry Cow Therapy)
(Blanket Dry Cow Therapy)
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(Universal Dry Cow Therapy)
(Dry Cow Therapy)
(internal test sealant (orbeseal))
- administred when?
- May not be economically jus)fied in herds with a very low incidence of new infec)ons over the dry period
- Does work to help prevent new infec)ons
1 at dry off - after IMM Abx
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(5. Regular milking machine maintencance)
(Milking Machine)
- vector for what?
- bacteria
(dirty equipment, contaminated milk “impacts”)
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(5. Regular milking machine maintencance)
(Milking Machine)
- Determinant of what?
improper vacuum and pulsation setting and over-milking –> ?
- Hyperkeratosis (difficult to clean, disrupted barrier to bacteria?)
- teat end health
teat end hyperkeratosis
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(5. Regular milking machine maintencance)
(Milking Machine)