Advice for drying off cows to reduce antibiotics tubes

摘要

Mastitis is the inflammation of the mammary gland and udder tissue, and is a major endemic disease of dairy cattle.It usually occurs as an immune response to bacterial invasion of the teat canal by a variety of bacterial sources present on the farm.Drying off is a great opportunity to cure existing mastitis infections and protect against new ones.Below, vet Rachel Hayton from Synergy Farm Health, answers some key questions on what to consider when planning your drying off routine.