Milk quality makes a difference to your customers and your business. And, when it comes to milk quality, mastitis is Public Enemy #1.
High somatic cell counts (SCC), the primary indicator of subclinical mastitis infections, can lower the yield of milk for cheese products. And new research
1 shows that a high SCC can even shorten the shelf life of fluid milk.
Lactation treatment for clinical mastitis leads to milk discard and increased risk of antibiotic residues. Mastitis infections can also affect the general health of the cow, potentially impacting both lifetime milk production and reproduction.
1 Ma, Y, Ryan C, Barbano DM etal. Effects of somatic cell count on quality and shelf-life of pasteurized fluid
milk. J Dairy Sci 83:264-274, 2000.
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Q-Max® Maximum Milk Quality Plan
Orbeseal®
Spectramast® LC (ceftiofur hydrochloride) Sterile Suspension
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Pirsue® (pirlimycin hydrochloride) Sterile Solution
Quartermaster® (penicillin-dihydrostreptomycin)
Upjohn J-5 BacterinTM
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100-DAY CONTRACT
The 100-DAY CONTRACT
® covers all aspects of the critical period from 30 days before freshening to 70 days after freshening, with the goal of optimizing early pregnancies through proper nutrition and disease management. Carefully researched protocols for both dry and lactating cows lead to healthier animals and significantly higher pregnancy rates.
Ongoing measurement and evaluation are what really set the 100-DAY CONTRACT program apart from other dairy management systems. By benchmarking herd performance, you can monitor successes and failures and make adjustments along the way.
Check out each section of the 100-DAY CONTRACT to discover more details about this revolutionary approach to dairy wellness. These sections include suggested goals for each measurement criterion, along with critical control points (CCPs)—"red flags" to tell you when to take corrective action in your herd. When these action points are reached, it's time to sit down with your management team and reevaluate procedures.
Make a contract with your cows today.
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Look to Q-MAX for solutions
Part of the Dairy Wellness Plan, Q-MAX is a science-based program that focuses on disease monitoring, animal and facility management combined with careful use of mastitis prevention/treatment products to reduce the number and duration of mastitis infections. The program also helps reduce the amount of milk discarded, lower the risk of violative antibiotic residues and improve quality premiums.
Clean cows = quality milk
Quality milk production requires clean cows with clean udders. The goal is to:
1. Reduce new intramammary infections
2. Reduce the duration of intramammary infections
Talk to your veterinarian
Review more about the benefits of Q-MAX on the attached Q-MAX website link, which even includes a way to calculate your current mastitis losses. Then contact your veterinarian to find out how Q-MAX can add to your bottom line—and your customers' satisfaction.
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