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Mastitis Case Studies

Step 5

Farmer Elsie De Koo's Problem

Compare your lists with the items below. Some of these items may be relevant to this case and some may not. If you are unsure of items then go to the Mastitis Resources for a review of the relevance of the factor to mastitis. You will need to make a judgment about the value of this information to this mastitis problem. You also will need to sort these items according to whether they are relevant as indicators of the problem, predisposing factors to the problem, or types of information that you need.

  • Age of cow
  • Automatic take-offs
  • Breed of cow
  • Doses of antibiotic compared with manufacturer recommended
  • Facility for cow exercise
  • Herd location
  • Herd size
  • Housing (stall design, type of bedding and bedding management, manure management, barn ventilation, dry cow/fresh cow housing)
  • Hygiene and cleaning procedures
  • Incidence of clinical mastitis
  • Milking management and general herd management
  • Milking parlor
  • Milking procedures
  • Pipeline system
  • Record availability
  • Season
  • Somatic cell count
  • Type of barn
  • Twice daily milking
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