Treating mastitis with tubes

[Farmer Keith]

I’ve been getting some really poor cure rates with AB tubes here lately so I’m considering moving to all injectables for mastitis treatment. I have a relatively low infection rate it just seems when I do get one I struggle to get a cure.

Vet says my AB usage will go up per treatment but I’m hoping there will be less treatments. Anybody done anything similar?

 

[Scholsey]

We can no longer get tetra delta, cephaguard, cobactan, felt like we had good results with those, the replacements seem useless in comparison.

 

[livestock 1]

I can’t get Tetra-Delta here either. Had good results with them too. What is the reason?

 

[Farmer Fin]

I’ve been getting some really poor cure rates with AB tubes here lately so I’m considering moving to all injectables for mastitis treatment. I have a relatively low infection rate it just seems when I do get one I struggle to get a cure.

Vet says my AB usage will go up per treatment but I’m hoping there will be less treatments. Anybody done anything similar?

Most of the work shows a poor response to injectable as well and it’s not cost effective for the small increase in cure rate vs the cost of injection. First questions are do you know what is causing your mastitis cases and what your first case cure rate actually is?

 

[farmboy]

You wonder how many would have just cleared up On their own without treatment and it’s just coincidence that you happen to be tubing it

 

[Sid]

First thing would be to get some samples off to find out the type of mastitis, and its AB sensitivity.

2nd would be to possibly add an anti inflammatory into the treatment regime.

 

[Farmer Keith]

First thing would be to get some samples off to find out the type of mastitis, and its AB sensitivity.

2nd would be to possibly add an anti inflammatory into the treatment regime.

Sample regularly and actually sent one off last week so we’ll see what that comes back with. Always use anti-inflammatory to so hopefully ticking that box.

 

[Farmer Keith]

Most of the work shows a poor response to injectable as well and it’s not cost effective for the small increase in cure rate vs the cost of injection. First questions are do you know what is causing your mastitis cases and what your first case cure rate actually is?

I’ll dig the cure rate out later on ?

 

[Water Wheel]

I’ve been getting some really poor cure rates with AB tubes here lately so I’m considering moving to all injectables for mastitis treatment. I have a relatively low infection rate it just seems when I do get one I struggle to get a cure.

Vet says my AB usage will go up per treatment but I’m hoping there will be less treatments. Anybody done anything similar?

How do you find your mastitis cases, draw out every milking ?
We find early treatment the most effective.
Its tempting to leave mild cases as a good proportion cure themselves, but those that don't then seem harder to shift.

 

[dinderleat]

Have you looked at masticicde test? Then you can target the right tube to the infection. Ubro pen tubes are fairly good if you haven’t tried them. But getting them tested is the first step.

 

[westwards]

I can’t get Tetra-Delta here either. Had good results with them too. What is the reason?

Our vet told us they failed the BVA QA inspection, but its still available in ALL other EU countries, and its the same with the other ones you can't get !!

 

[vantage]

Tested some last week, staph aureus . As can no longer get Synulox, have to use Ubrolexin. Never had much luck with it, vet advice was to try Tylan or its equivalents. Getting to the stage now if a cow gets mastitis it may be the lead treatment.

 

[livestock 1]

I’ve read a bit about it but not much. There was some mention of them withdrawing antibiotics from us which are critical to humans.
Tetra delta available in October apparently

 

[Scholsey]

Ubrolexin seems like a waste of time, using noraclav now which is same as synulox apparently.

 

[epfarms]

Our vets have got us on the Mastdecide testing. Need to send some samples off first but then it’s a pretty quick test then you either leave her to self cure or treat hard with Ubropen tubes which have about as much penicillin as a dry cow tube but are only much good if you know you’re treating the right bacteria.

 

[Farmer Keith]

What’s a mastdicide test? Sent one off for a PCR last week but no results back, there’s obviously no guarantee you only have one bug on farm. Combiclav/noroclav tubes are what I’m trying to get away from. Dad was using Tetra Delta years ago but stopped before I took over the day to day of the herd.

Thinking I’ll run the next 5 cases as Tylan equivalent and anti-inflammatory. That way I see if there’s an on farm improvement. Labs and farm yards are completely different environments in my experience.

 

[jimmer]

Tested some last week, staph aureus . As can no longer get Synulox, have to use Ubrolexin. Never had much luck with it, vet advice was to try Tylan or its equivalents. Getting to the stage now if a cow gets mastitis it may be the lead treatment.

Orbenin has been the only thing to help with staph here

 

[Spudley]

It's almost impossible to cure lactating cows that have staph aureus unfortunately, except maybe in first or second calvers. Dry cow treatment is probably better. Saying that we've probably cured a few with Orbenin LA. Not had any luck with Ubrolexin, the one box I brought home is still in the medicine cupboard and used on bad DD feet ?

We've a moderately bad problem with strep uberis and our go to treatment has been a combination of Ubro Yellow tubes and Mamyzin injections. Now that UY is unavailable, we've made the move to Ubro Pen, the first one we tried is going back in the tank tomorrow hopefully. So success rate of 100% with N=1.

 

[Scholsey]

Cobactan and/or marbocyl inj used to sort everything, obviously why it’s been banned.

 

[Sid]

Thankfully I haven't heard or 90% of these products.