Mastitis: A Disease Of Man Transmitted To Cows, Vet Says
Dr. Ed Robb addresses the group at the open house at Fisher and Thompson, Inc.
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LEOLA “How we manage our
cows and how we house our cows
influences the level of mastitis we
have,” said Dr. Ed Robb, DVM
New Bolton Center. Speaking at
the “Open House" of Fisher and
Thomas, Inc., Leola,Dr. Robb said
we either increase the cows’
resistance or decrease the ex
posure to help control the
organisms that produce mastitis.
“Wild animals have almost no
incidence of mastitis,” Dr. Robb
said. “But as soon as we enter
man, we tend to have a tremen
dous increase in the incidents of
mastitis. Mastitis, therefore, can
be thought of as a disease of man
that is transmitted to cows. I
believe that if your somatic cell
count is not less than 400,000 cells,
you have a mastitis problem. If
you are treating more than five
quarters per hundred cows, 1 think
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you are treating too many,” he
said. “One case per hundred is
where it should be. For every
quarter you treat there are likely
17 to 35 quarters that are infected.
You only treat the tip of the
iceberg. It’s a noisy baseline level
that you don’t see that’s causing
the problem. It’s the silent mastitis
that really lowers you milk
check.”
Dr. Robb recommends treat
ment during the dry period and
teet dipping during milking lac
tation and then treating again for
the next dry period.
Jim Wolfer, farm manager
University of Delaware, was on the
program Friday. The local milking
equipment dealership held the two
day open house with a free lunch
and numerous educational
displays that featured company
representatives.