Tackling mastitis the right way

Mastitis is considered to be one of the most costly dairy cattle diseases, making it highly relevant to dairy farmers. The economic impact of poor udder health cannot be underestimated. Mastitis is also one of the most common reasons for cows to be removed from the herd. To put this into context, an increase of 100,000 in the milk tank somatic cell count (SCC) equates to a loss of nearly one litre of milk per cow per day. The financial loss per case of mastitis can be up to € 150, with m