6 tips for managing mastitis

Mastitis, a type of inflammation of the udder, can be one of the most profit-inhibiting problems in the dairy business. When a cow has mastitis, somatic cell counts (SCCs) go up. General milk processors prefer SCC levels at or below 200,000, so anything more can be deemed as low-quality milk. Plus, cows with high SCC numbers due to infection can produce far less milk. SCC numbers go up due to inflammatory response linked to exposure to either environmental or contagious bacteria. Therefore, man