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With or without dc tubes?I always find a longer dry period helps high ssc cows
With or without dc tubes?I always find a longer dry period helps high ssc cows
With tubes but I wouldn't be surprised if they cured just as well without tubes. Time is a great healerWith or without dc tubes?
Your wright but farmers are to scared to gamble to find out .You never know if they will self heal .Because you'll get penalised if not perfecly cured by the time they calve in again.With tubes but I wouldn't be surprised if they cured just as well without tubes. Time is a great healer
I would say more likely on a lower input system than medium to high ?With tubes but I wouldn't be surprised if they cured just as well without tubes. Time is a great healer
The evidence is quite strong that antibiotic tubes significantly increase cure rates of infected quarters. There is very little 'cure' going on in the middle of the dry period. Once you have 6+ weeks then I very much doubt longer will increase cure significantly. I am a fan of drying off individual infected quarters to protect herdmates.With tubes but I wouldn't be surprised if they cured just as well without tubes. Time is a great healer
The evidence is quite strong that antibiotic tubes significantly increase cure rates of infected quarters. There is very little 'cure' going on in the middle of the dry period. Once you have 6+ weeks then I very much doubt longer will increase cure significantly. I am a fan of drying off individual infected quarters to protect herdmates.
During lactation? Just stop milking it. You can't safely use any antibiotic. If it needs treating then give a course of tubes, keep milking until withdrawal done and then stop milking.What is the best method to use when drying off an infected quarter?
Interesting idea. I've always got people to tube all 4 1/4's at dry off with antibiotic and seal. Do you still do that?I 3/4 a cow with a teat sealant now a days, stops them running milk all over the place.
Interesting idea. I've always got people to tube all 4 1/4's at dry off with antibiotic and seal. Do you still do that?
Might 'borrow' that idea. Thanks
It will - but then I've had people stick a dry cow tube in and think it will be fine..................Tell them to CLEARLY identify the cow and quarter, accidental milking will mean starting again.
Not that but I have tried it and it worked well but I have never been able to explain to my men some one always milks the quarter. I would try it again if I had a longer stretch of just me milking.There was a trend a few years ago called the 'mini dry period' where you stick a tube in and don't milk for 7 days then bring back into production. I'm not sure if anyone is still doing it. Showed promising results.
Not that but I have tried it and it worked well but I have never been able to explain to my men some one always milks the quarter. I would try it again if I had a longer stretch of just me milking.