Knowledgebase
Kingshay's Knowledgebase - Health - Mastitis
![Monitoring Mastitis Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Udder-teat-dip1.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Every clinical case of mastitis costs around £290. Currently the top 25% of farmers achieve 22 mastitis cases per 100 cows, while the group average is 41 cases per 100 c...
![Reducing Mastitis in the Dry Period Farming Note](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/selecting-a-teat-dip.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Each new case of mastitis costs around £276. Many of these cases appear in early lactation, with up to 50% attributed to management in the dry period. Subclinical mastit...
![Reducing Mastitis Pressure in Buildings](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Preventing-Environmental-Mastitis.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Environmental mastitis pathogens are naturally present in the housed environment, but problems occur when the pathogen pressure becomes too high. This Farming Note cov...
![Selecting Teat Dips](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/selecting-a-teat-dip.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
With the latest Kingshay Dairy Focus Report putting the cost of mastitis at £290 per case, anything that can be done to prevent infection on farm is a must. Teat disinfe...
![Selective Antibiotic Use](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Selective-Antibiotic-Use.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
There is increasing pressure on producers to use veterinary medicines more sparingly, in particular, antibiotics. Many assurance schemes are striving to prove agriculture...
![Teat Condition](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Udder-teat-dip1.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Maintaining good teat condition is a crucial line of defence against mastitis, as opportunistic pathogenic infection via the teat canal is one of the most common causes. ...
![Water Quality & Udder Health](https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/plugins/kingshay/kingshay-image.php?src=https://www.kingshay.com/wp-content/uploads/Dairy-centre-farm-manager-David-Pettitt-of-Kingshay-power-washing.jpg&w=103&h=103&zc=1&a=c&q=100)
Private water sources are a great way to lower water costs on dairy farms, but failure to routinely monitor and address water quality issues can lead to problems with udd...