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Managing the Chronically Infected Cow
PDF -3,600KB 30 Pages

Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM

 

Treatment of Subclinical Mastitis Infections PDF -322KB 6 Pages

Pamela Ruegg, Jose Pantoja and Dhananjay Apparao

Intramammary Infections and Stomatic Cell Counts accross the Dry Period PDF -127KB 6 Pages

Pamela Ruegg, Jose Pantoja and Carol Hulland

The Effect of Milking Management on Microbial Quality PDF -264KB 5 Pages

Pamela Ruegg, Doug Reinemann and Kathryn Hohmann

Implementing Milk Quality Programs on Farms - PDF-63KB 7 Pages
Tips on the benefits of improving milk quality.

Pamela Ruegg and Ana Carolina Rodrigues
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI

Actions and Outcomes of Wisconsin Dairy Farms Completing Milk Quality Teams
Details on what goes on with our many Milk Money cooperators and the things they do to improve milk quality. PDF-68KB

Germicidal Activities of Representatives
of Five Different Teat Dip Classes Against Three Bovine Mycoplasma Species Using a Modified Excised Teat Model
PDF 39KB 4 Pages
J. Dairy Sci. 85:1909–1912 American Dairy Science Association, 2002.
Teat dips as a means to control mycoplasma.

The Role of Hygiene in Efficient Milking
Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM, UW Milk Quality Extension Specialist and associate professor in the Dairy Science Department at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
A PDF describing how hygiene influences quality milk production.

Breeding, Selection and Somatic Cell Counts:
Where are We Today?

Dr. George Shook, Dairy Science Department
University of Wisconsin, Madison
A PDF explaining how to use genetics to reduce SCC and mastitis.

The Seven Habits of Highly
Successful Milking Routines

Pamela Ruegg, Morten Dam Rasmussen,
and Doug Reinemann
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Successful cow preps that contribute to
the production of high quality milk.

Managing for Milk Quality (PDF-English)
Managing for Milk Quality (PDF-Español)
Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM University of Wisconsin – Madison
Milk quality is directly dependent upon the ability to motivate employees.

The Journal of Dairy Science (PDF)

 

The Role of Selenium
Vitamin E in Milk Quality

Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM,
Dairy Extension Milk Quality Specialist
Selenium and vitamin E in herd health.
Emerging Mastitis Pathogens:
Are these "bugs in your future?

Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM UW- Madison, Dept. of Dairy Science
Five basic principles of mastitis control.
Raw Milk Quality: How does the US Compare?
Pamela Ruegg and Morten Dam Rasmussen
Current milk quality standards in Wisconsin and comments from the international community.
Salmonella, Listeria, E. Coli and Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Milk:
Is there Cause for Concern?

Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Risks of potential human pathogens in milk.
Marketing & Policy Briefing Papers
University of Wisconsin Agricultural and Applied Economics. Variety of management topics related to the dairy industry.
Premiums, Production and Pails of Milk: How Much Money Does Mastitis Cost You?
Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Profit opportunities associated with increased milk production and increased milk price.
Evaluation of Simple, Quick and Inexpensive Cowside Tests to Identify Subclinical Mastitis
B.T. McDaniel, K.L. Anderson, and J. C. Wilk.
Cowside measures of electrical conductivity to identify subclinically infected quarters in dairy cows, particularly those with high Somatic Cell Counts (SCC).
Somatic Cells, Milk Yield, and Productive Life
B.T. McDaniel and J.C. Wilk
Value of genetic evaluations (PTAs) of Holstein and Jersey bulls for Somatic Cell Score (SCS).
Evaluation of a Proprionibacterium acnes mmunostimulant for Treatment of Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Cows
J. Drost, L.L. Timms, P. Sundberg, and P. Eness, Department of Dairy Science
Iowa State University.
Examines strategies that enhance mammary gland and immune system of cows
Evaluations of Persistency of Barrier Type Teat Dip Products for Controlling Dry Period Mastitis
Leo L. Timms, , Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University
Milk quality links from Purdue University.
Here you'll find a score of links to papers and reports from all over the world related to milk quality.
Evaluation of Pirlimycin for Blitz Therapy
of Chronic Staphylococcus aureus Mastitis in Dairy Cows

L.L. Timms, Dept. of Animal Science
Iowa State University.
Evaluate pirlimycin HCl as mastitis treatment to ultimately lower SCC.
   
   
   

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