A36—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 21,1981
Spencer recommended producers
keep their bulk tanks and in
dividual cow levels under 300,000
What can a producer do when the
count has topped the 500,000 mark?
“Teat dip,” Spencer recom
mended strongly This practice is
the single most important factor in
helping to control mastitis, the
specialist said
“Teat dipping never cures
mastitis,” he pointed out “It only
prevents organisms from
colonizing on the skin of the teat ”
Another preventative measure is
dry cow treatment Spencer cited
rags or sponges, and put a
sanitizer in the water.
—Culture all cows with counts of
1,500,000 and up (DHIA codes 7’s,
B’s,and9’s)
If a ‘staph’ infection is found,
take measures to prevent spread
by isolating, and milk all infected
cows last Mastitis treatment
durmg lactation has a low per
centage of success and stringent
withdrawal regulations, so dry
treatment is recommended,
Spencer said
For cows
treatment to
statistics which show '•ows are level to an
most susceptible to infection from
the day of drying off to 7 days after
the last milking This suscep
tibility levels off during the dry
period and increases again at
parturition
For those producers who find
themselves with counts over
1,000,000, Spencer recommended
the following management routine
be followed:
Teat dip all cows m the herd
Dry treat all cows,
Check milking machines,
making sure they’re in good
operating condition
Review milking procedures to
insure proper sanitation use
only paper towels to prep cows, no
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about all the
noted
Spencer cautioned producers to
be careful to treat mastitis cases
properly. Improper treatment
could lead to severe yeast mastitis
for which there is no treatment
The dairy specialist cited the
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acceptable level is
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Franklin Guernsey breeders
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It was pointed out teat dips need
to be geared for individual cows,
with some being sensitive to
certain products Teat dips should
not be used when weather con
ditions might produce freezing
teats if cows are turned out after
milking
A list of FDA dry treatment
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f ' ited 2.28 lbs. a day on the
veal feeding program.
Andfhaft not unusual.
Kul ! t(i
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Maryland farms
tour
but not tor the enthusiastic
Franklin County Guernsey
Breeders.
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school bus and went to-Carroll and
Frederick Counties, Maryland this
year on their annual tour of area
Guernsey Breeders
The first stop was at the farm of
John Hull, Jr near Westminster,
Maryland John and his wife farm
150 acres and milk 50 cows in a
parlor and free stall set-up They
also have about 50 replacement
heifers and raise their calves in
hutches John pointed out the
many daughters of Deacon, Choice
and Premier he owns.
The next stop on the tour was to
John’s neighbor, Ed Beard Ed
milks around 70 head of Guern
seys
His free stall set up has an in
teresting feature in that the barn is
built on a slope which makes the
cows all he in one direction This
minimizes injuries when the cows
get up and down
Ed has some big, strong Guern-"
seys with several sired by Choice,
Startire, Premier and HoUirex
The farm of Paul Spurrier in
Frederick County was the third
farm visited
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barn with a pipeline but the cows
are housed in free stalls. Paul and
his family do a lot of showing at
local shows where they have won
several top placmgs and also show
in Harrisburg at the All-American
The largest operation visited by
the group was the farm of H.
Eugene Bendig and Wililiam
Powell They milk 'bO head, halt
Holstems and half Guernseys
The only part of this farm toured
was the new heifer operation con
sisting of a VPI Counter Slope open
heifer shed for smaller calves and
a large, loose housing barn with a
capacity of 76 head. The dry cows
are housed here along with bred
heifers They've also installed a
serapeout feeding area and a well
designed manure pit.
The animals were exceptionally
thrifty and well grown out.
The Franklin County Guernsey
Breeders had an informative and
enjoyable day and are looking for
ward to their next meeting which
will be the Annual Banquet to be
held on March 27, 7 pm at the
Edenville Community Center
The speaker will be Lancaster
Countian Peter Witmer, who will
present slides of his recent trip to
the Isle of Guernsey
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