Ecoli mastitis

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lazy farmer

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som/dor border

• Oct 7, 2016

• #121

only personal experience but we have used teat sealers before they were licenced in the UK.
We have selective dry cow tubed for well over a decade. Admittedly we have had a strep Ub problem this season but that is a dry cow housing issue not a DCT issue. Anyway my point is we have not had a cow with Ecoli in 7-8 seasons.previous to that we would lose 3 or 4 a yr.

 

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farmer JD

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• Oct 23, 2016

• #122

So what do you suggest when getting a ecoli problem with a cellcount of 70

 

supercow

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Dumfriesshire

• Oct 24, 2016

• #123

I know when our cell count drops below 100 i start looking for ecoli, ecoli specifically as there's no immunity and if they come across anything on the beds or anywhere they r at risk, if it's that major a problem I'd change the bedding, I find if we start getting a bit of mastitis I always look to the bedding. do u have cluster flush? Our cell counts steady at around 160, maybe get a couple cases of ecoli a year

 

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farmer JD

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• Oct 24, 2016

• #124

Ok so what's your parlour routine ?do u dip or out

 

supercow

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Dumfriesshire

• Oct 24, 2016

• #125

Pre dip with bluemax stuff, wipe and units on, 14 up each side so the cow has plenty of time to let milk down, started mixing lime into the kiln dried sawdust so hoping for a good run of no mastitis! Ecoli is a nightmare tho, always a 40+ litre cow that takes it

 

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farmer JD

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• Oct 24, 2016

• #126

supercow said:

Pre dip with bluemax stuff, wipe and units on, 14 up each side so the cow has plenty of time to let milk down, started mixing lime into the kiln dried sawdust so hoping for a good run of no mastitis! Ecoli is a nightmare tho, always a 40+ litre cow that takes it

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Ok do u post spray or dip and what with ? Btw how many are u milking ?

 

supercow

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Location

Dumfriesshire

• Oct 24, 2016

• #127

184 milking 210 in herd, post spray pre dip. This might sound silly but I sent a sample of mastitis away on Friday and it came back ecoli! What r the chances. Double teamed her with synulox tubes and synulox injection and she's right as rain now

 

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farmer JD

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• Oct 24, 2016

• #128

hey why do u use bluemax ? And not a foamer ?

 

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farmer JD

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• Oct 24, 2016

• #129

Hey I have a Boumatic parlour, take it you have 1?

 

supercow

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Location

Dumfriesshire

• Oct 24, 2016

• #130

Ye we have one, r u happy with it? Ours is going well, started milking last September, bluemax is a foamer?turns into a foam. When did u put ur boumatic in?

 

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farmer JD

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• Oct 25, 2016

• #131

About 12 years ago 32/32 low level auto Id yours ? Have you collars or ear tags ?

 

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FED UP

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• Oct 25, 2016

• #132

just seen this thread.Last couple winters not had one case of e coli mastitis since using Nadins cubicle lime I put it on every 2 days usually , every day on some cubicles if they are damp/dirty. Our cell counts are under 100 all winter and mastitis is more of a problem in summer ironically

 

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farmer JD

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• Oct 25, 2016

• #133

Do u not find it burns the teat ends of the cow ? As I found that in past we bed with sand on concrete or mattresses

 

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FED UP

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• Oct 25, 2016

• #134

farmer JD said:

Do u not find it burns the teat ends of the cow ? As I found that in past we bed with sand on concrete or mattresses

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Says on the bag u could use on its own safely,but I always cover with straw or sawdust

 

supercow

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Location

Dumfriesshire

• Oct 25, 2016

• #135

14/28 low level, ear tags, happy with the parlour, 100 cows an hour compared to 5 hours to milk 170! Life changing

 

Headless chicken

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Location

West Wales

• Oct 25, 2016

• #136

farmer JD said:

Do u not find it burns the teat ends of the cow ? As I found that in past we bed with sand on concrete or mattresses

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I think the Nandis one isn't the same as normal hydrated lime almost like a sand

 

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farmer JD

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• Oct 25, 2016

• #137

Ok so it want burn or cause blisters ?

 

jimmer

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East Devon

• Oct 27, 2016

• #138

farmer JD said:

Ok so it want burn or cause blisters ?

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no nadins is perfectly safe , well it has been here anyway

 

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lazy farmer

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Location

som/dor border

• Oct 28, 2016

• #139

farmer JD said:

Ok so it want burn or cause blisters ?

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are u going to stop double tubing ?

 

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farmer JD

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• Nov 2, 2016

• #140

In time yes as dairy requests that but at min I'm a bit overstocked so did not want to stop until spring time onwards , will I see a benefit?