Getting on top of mastitis

[Derrick Hughes]

any views on cubicle bed management , i would think this is the main source of infection after milking

 

[Mr Jones]

It's always the case il use some good tunes like tetra delta and if they don't use then il use somet stronger like ubro and if it's as bad as E. coli straight onto the hard stuff betamox metacam marbocyl etc...although allamycin into the teat works well aswell..

Do you not use Norodine24 for e coli? We had our first case of ecoli for nearly a decade this summer, saved the cow by using Norodine, but sadly she will be 3/4 by her next lactation.

 

[Farmerfallace]

Do you not use Norodine24 for e coli? We had our first case of ecoli for nearly a decade this summer, saved the cow by using Norodine, but sadly she will be 3/4 by her next lactation.

Ye we did thats we always pretty much use...touch wood we hardly ever get it

 

[coomoo]

Someone remind me why we as an industry are being accused of irresponsible use of antibiotics and as a result facing tighter regulation?!

Simple we're a easy target as always! Who's going to go after GP's.....

 

[The Happy Herdsman]

Simple we're a easy target as always! Who's going to go after GP's.....

Where I do agree to you to a point at least GPs prescribe licenced drugs for the correct condition. In the example I picked out he was taking it upon himself to use an unlicensed product and administering it in a way it was not designed to be administered.
Also a GP prescribes to just one person and the drug has no way of entering the food chain, whereas traces of antibiotics used in agriculture are always going to filter through to the general public even following the strictest withdrawal periods.

 

[Farmerfallace]

Did your vet advise this?

I tell a lie...it's not manufactured for it however there is a vet that has actually told me that it has worked in the past when they did case studies..however obv its not registered for that..so my bad

 

[Bruce Almighty]

It's always the case il use some good tunes like tetra delta and if they don't use then il use somet stronger like ubro and if it's as bad as E. coli straight onto the hard stuff betamox metacam marbocyl etc...although allamycin into the teat works well aswell..

Alamycin is not a suitable formulation to infuse into the teat - it's very irritant.

Interesting, I remember the old Terramycin metal tubes & the plastic clamp to squeeze the tube right out. Not used them for maybe 30 years

We recently had some bacteriological tests done, mainly showing E. coli, the recommendation was for Ubro Yellow + Engemycin injections.
We are loose housed so environment is challenging
Will see how it goes but recent mastitis outbreak coincided with using outside stored round bales rather than sheeted square bales. I also went back to pre-foaming with iodine - I hadn't done this since last winter - but it has helped enormously, well worth the extra time it takes.
A year ago we changed vets, we used to use Cobactan, Tylan & Duphamox. Now we use more Ubro Yellow, Pen Strep & now Engemycin also we are now using Ubro Red as well as Cephagard & Cepravin that we used before. All with teat sealant of course. I'm not brave enough to use teat sealant alone but no doubt will have too, sooner rather than later.
I've never used Marbocyl personally but our new vets have after Caesarians for example

 

[Sparkymark]

Ubrolexin has become my main mastitis tube of choice. Seems to be broad spectrum, even for ecoli.
And yes im guilty of having a bottle of Marbocyl in my drugs arsenal, ready for that rare ecoli case. I use it because i know it works.

 

[thewalrus]

Ubrolexin has become my main mastitis tube of choice. Seems to be broad spectrum, even for ecoli.
And yes im guilty of having a bottle of Marbocyl in my drugs arsenal, ready for that rare ecoli case. I use it because i know it works.

Same here. As for ecoli anything else never seems to do the job ie get the cow back producing plenty of milk

 

[More to life]

I don't think E. coli requires anything special to kill it just a healthy cow flynixin alamycin and a slice of luck with any old tube just to cover your ass ubro yellow here. It's one of the easy bugs to kill it's the toxins that do the damage and antibiotics don't touch them

 

[Farmerfallace]

Interesting, I remember the old Terramycin metal tubes & the plastic clamp to squeeze the tube right out. Not used them for maybe 30 years

We recently had some bacteriological tests done, mainly showing E. coli, the recommendation was for Ubro Yellow + Engemycin injections.
We are loose housed so environment is challenging
Will see how it goes but recent mastitis outbreak coincided with using outside stored round bales rather than sheeted square bales. I also went back to pre-foaming with iodine - I hadn't done this since last winter - but it has helped enormously, well worth the extra time it takes.
A year ago we changed vets, we used to use Cobactan, Tylan & Duphamox. Now we use more Ubro Yellow, Pen Strep & now Engemycin also we are now using Ubro Red as well as Cephagard & Cepravin that we used before. All with teat sealant of course. I'm not brave enough to use teat sealant alone but no doubt will have too, sooner rather than later.
I've never used Marbocyl personally but our new vets have after Caesarians for example

Arrrr very good to hear yes I have used enjemycin in the past.also use cepravin and cephraguard ourselves..works wonders for us and not us down yet

 

[peclova]

Has anyone reading this any experiences with Readycef for reducing cell counts?

 

[jade35]

Has anyone reading this any experiences with Readycef for reducing cell counts?

Cannot see how it would work as it is a 'non milk withdrawal' product.

http://www.virbac.co.uk/home/products/large-animal-1/main/antibiotics/readycef.html
http://www.noahcompendium.co.uk/?id=-460661
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceftiofur

 

[Bruce Almighty]

Has anyone reading this any experiences with Readycef for reducing cell counts?

If keeping milk in the tank is the issue, would you be better with Ketofen ?

 

[peclova]

If keeping milk in the tank is the issue, would you be better with Ketofen ?

Can't see that being much good for cell counts.

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[jimmer]

Can't see that being much good for cell counts.

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i used to find a couple of jabs of flunixin good for high scc cows

 

[supercow]

Haven't tubed a cow since October 25th. Lost 2 cows with ecoli this month, raging is an understatement. Anyone else have the same problem?!

 

[jimmer]

Haven't tubed a cow since October 25th. Lost 2 cows with ecoli this month, raging is an understatement. Anyone else have the same problem?!

did they go back and you got rid , or down and out in a matter of hours ?

 

[supercow]

Down and out in between milkings, treated first time of noticing and down and out next milking. The most brutal ecoli iv ever seen

 

[jimmer]

thats crap for you

i am not a pre stripper
but if you are not already i would seriously advise it