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Garner Speaks At Berks
READING Sub-clinical
mastitis is an invisible thief that
robs dairymen of thousands of dol
lars every year, according to Dr.
Charles Gardner, a veterinarian
and farm columnist.
“A cow with a somatic cell
count of 600,000 produces three
pounds of milk a day less than she
would if her cell count were at
150,000,” Gardner told a group of
about 100 dairymen Wednesday at
the annual Berks County Dairy
Day. Gardner, a graduate of the
Cornell School of Veterinary
Medicine, has a practice in Ackcr
manville, Pa.
Dairy Day is sponsored each
year by Berks County Extension.
Gardner’s appearance at the edu
cational event was sponsored by
the Agribusiness Lending Depart
ment of Meridian Bank. Meridian
also used the occasion to formally
launch the "Ag Letter,” a quarterly
publication which will go to far
mers and agribusinessmen in the
10 counties of Southeast
Pennsylvania.
Gardner said sub-clinical masti
tis - the kind that can’t be seen -
costs dairymen much more than
the diseases clinical form, which is
readily evident in milk from
afflicted cows.
“A realistic goal for a somatic
cell count is 150,000,” said Gard
ner. “Herds do achieve this goal,
and your herds can, too. If your cell
count is 300,000, you might think
you’re doing a pretty good job, and
you are.
“But each cow is giving you a
pound and a half less a day than she
would be producing at a cell count
of 150,000. At a cell count of
600,000, your cows are producing
three pounds less a day than they
could be.”
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In a 60-cow herd, Gardner
pointed out, three pounds of milk
per cow per day translates into
$7,200 a year.
Gardner asked his listeners to
call out the causes of mastitis.
They responded with; Stress. Bac
teria. Equipment. Injuries. Weath
er. Environment. Even “people”
were listed as a cause.
Gardner raised a laugh - one of
many when he said, “It’s been
said that mastitis is a disease of
people that shows up in their
cows.”
Mastitis can be triggered
whenever bacteria enter the teal
canal, he said. Damp weather, dir
ty housing and poor sanitation in
the milking parlor can all contri
bute. He told the dairymen they
should wash their cows’ udders
with clean towels - one towel per
cow. Udders should be dried after
they’re washed and before the
milkers are attached. He advocated
Dairy Day
a pre-milking teat dip in herds with
mastitis problems, and a post
milking dip in all herds.
He also stressed the importance
of keeping milking equipment in
lop working order.
Gardner’s mastitis talk was one
of two he gave on Wednesday. He
also talked about the use of ani
mals records. Others speakers for
the day, and their topics, included'
Clyde Myers, Berks County
Agent - Health management of
dairy herd replacements.
Dr. Larry Hutchinson, Penn
Slate Extension Veterinarian -
Vaccination programs for today’s
dairy herd; New respiratory
diseases.
Dave Swarts, Chester County
Extension Agent - New lax law
considerations for the dairy herd
and crop farmer.
Dr. Lynn Sammons, Willow
Creek Animal Hospital - What is
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Dr. Charles Gardner, center, was a guest speaker afWed
nesday's Berks County Dairy Day, held in the Berks County
Agricultural Center. Gardner’s appearance was sponsored
by the Agribusiness Lending Department of Meridian Bank.
With Gardner are Meridian lenders Douglas Darling, left,
and Blaine Fessler.
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