Presuming the outside is a cleaner environment than inside is wrong and could lead to mastitis problems in both cows and heifers, warns vet Ben Brearley, The Livestock Partnership. "The dry period consistently throws up issues with environmental mastitis, with as many, if not more, cases identified from cows kept outdoors," he says. These patterns of infection can be linked to Strep uberis's ability to survive in soil, with bad pasture management increasing the likelihood of new infections.
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