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for Milk Quality (PDF-English)
Managing
for Milk Quality (PDF-Spanish)
A practical guide to managing mastitis
Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM University of Wisconsin – Madison
Breeding, Selection and Somatic Cell Counts:
Where are We Today? (PDF)
Dr. George Shook,
Dairy Science Department
University of Wisconsin,
Madison
An explaination of how to reduce SCC and mastitis with sire selection.
Managing
the Dry Period for Mastitis (PDF)
A guide to reducing mastitis during the dryp period By Dr. Pamela
L. Ruegg, DVM, MVPM, Extension Milk Quality Specialist, UW Department
of Dairy Science.
Treatment
of Clincal Mastitis (PDF)
A revision and improvement to "Practical Strategies for Treating
Mastitis" By Dr. Pamela L. Ruegg, DVM, MVPM, Extension Milk
Quality Specialist, UW Department of Dairy Science.
Practical Strategies
for Treating Mastitis (PDF)
By Dr. Pamela L. Ruegg, DVM, MVPM, Extension Milk Quality Specialist,
UW Department of Dairy Science.
Teat Condition
Portfolio (link)
Detection and diagnosis of teat end problems is critical for maintaining
udder health. The NMC offers a complete guide to teat end condition
on its CD "Teat Condition Portfolio."
Purdue
University Online Milk Quality (link)
A link to a comprehensive online course about milk quality. Learn
at your own pace.
Udder Hygiene Scoring
Chart
Grade your cows for clean udders. Clean udders mean clean milk
so if a lot of the cows in your herd score 3 & 4, you know
you have room for improvement. If most of your cows grade 1 & 2,
you're doing well with keeping legs and udders clean. Pads of
50 UHSC costs $5 plus tax, shipping and handling. Call toll free:
1.866.8676455 or email:skenyon@wisc.edu
Evaluation of Bovine
Teat Condition
in Commercial Dairy Herds: Non-infectious factors. Use Classification
of bovine teat condition to assess the effects of milking management,
milking equipment or environment on teat tissue and the risk of
new intramammary infections.
Teat Diagrams
Evaluation chart to determine teat-end condition.
Pasteurizing of Waste
Milk for Calves
A fact sheet produced by Extension's Matt Jorgensen and Pat Hoffman
with enough information to help you decide if pasteuring waste milk
for calves is a good choice for your dairy.
Calidad de leche y manejo
sanitario de la vaca seca (Spanish)
Discusses the importance of dry cow management in relationship to
milk quality.
Traducción: Matías Fernández, DVM, MPVM, Universidad
de Wisconsin- Madison
Control de Mastitis (Spanish)
(ppt)
Includes discussion of the history of mastitis control along with
the 7 habits of highly effective milking.
Disease Causation
(ppt)
Discusses why some herds are healthier than others. Considers the
host-agent-environment.
* For Spanish Translation - Click
Here!)
Traducción: Dr. Matías Fernández, Instituto
Babcock, Universidad de Wisconsin- Madison
Emerging Mastitis
Threats on the Dairy
Pamela L. Ruegg, DVM, MPVM, University of Wisconsin - Madison
This updated article discusses diagnosis, treatment and control
of these emerging mastitis pathogens: Coagulase negative Staphylococcus
(CNS)Mycoplasma species, Environmental Streptococcus species, Serratia
spp.
Evaluating the Effectiveness
of Mastitis Vaccines
Reviews current concepts about vaccines used to control mastitis
in dairy cattle.
Johne's Disease
Information brochures provided by: WMMB; DATCP; WVMA; UW-Madison
- School of Veterinary Medicine; UW-Madison - Dept. of Dairy Science/
CALS; Dairy Team/UWEX; UW-RiverFalls - Dairy Outreach; Wisconsin
Agribusiness Council.
Part One: "The Wisconsin
Johne's disease regulations - How they impact your dairy"
Part Two - "Raising calves
- The 5 C's of a healthy start"
For more information about Johnes Disease:
Johne's Information Center
(link)
sponsored by
Dr. Michael T. Collins
School of Veterinary Medicine - UW-Madison
Mastitis Control Program
Roger Mellenberger, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State
University and John Kirk, Veterinary Medicine Extension, School
of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis.
This series of articles on mastitis control in dairy herds include
control and prevention tips for dairy farmers. The following topics
are available in this series:
Staph aureus Infected Dairy Cows
* For Spanish translation
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Traducción: Dr. Matías Fernández, Instituto
Babcock, Universidad de Wisconsin- Madison
Strep. ag. Infected Dairy Cows
* For Spanish translation-
Traducción: Dr. Matías Fernández, Instituto
Babcock, Universidad de Wisconsin- Madison
Coliform Mastitis in Dairy
Cows
Environmental Strep. Infected
Dairy Cows
Mycoplasma Mastitis in Dairy
Cows
Pseudomonas Mastitis in Dairy Cows
Prototheca Mastitis in Dairy Cows
Milk Secretion
and Quality Standards
Widespread consumption of dairy products and well-publicized recent
epidemics of animal disease has increased consumer concern about
the quality of foods of animal origin. Along with these trends,
globalization has influenced the definition of "high-quality"
milk. Also, consumer expectations are increasingly affecting animal
management practices. This paper discusses the relationship of milk
secretion and milk quality so that producers can meet the evolving
consumer expectations.
For Article in Spanish
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For Power
Point (English) --
For
Power Point (Spanish) --
Traducción: Dr. Matías Fernández, Instituto
Babcock, Universidad de Wisconsin- Madison
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Milking (English) (ppt)
Discusses 7 steps that encourage the production of high quality
milk.
S.E.T.U.P for Success (English) (ppt)
Explains the importance of the dry period which is the beginning
of the next lactation. S.E.T.U.P means "Stop Milking",
"Environment", Treatment and Testing", "Udder
Health", "Protection From Disease".
Staph aureus Infected Cows
Bulletin focuses on the sources of Staph. aureus infection within
the dairy herd and suggests control and prevention tips for dairy
farmers. (First in a Mastitis Control Program Series)
* For Spanish translation
- Click Here!
Traducción: Dr. Matías Fernández, Instituto
Babcock, Universidad de Wisconsin- Madison
State of Milk Quality in Wisconsin
(English) (ppt)
Examines Somatic Cell Count (SCC) Levels, Regulation of Milk Quality,
Descriptive Study of Milk Quality 1995-1999, and Harvesting Milk.
The Ten Smart Things Dairy Farms
Do To Achieve Milking Excellence
Practices utilized by dairy producers to improve the production
of milk.
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National
Milk Drug Residue Data Base (link) - The (NMDRDB) is a voluntary
dairy business reporting program supported by the Food and Drug
Administration. The place to find information about animal
drug residues in the milk supply
Food
Safety Risk Analysis Clearinghouse (link) - The (FSRAC) Joint
Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)
Veterinary Drug Residues information. A directory of official links
related to such topics as Veterinary Drug Residues Risk Assessment
and Veterinary Drug Residues Risk Management. Milk Quality Diagnostic
Tests - A paper describing the many different milk quality tests
commonly used today - by Pamela L. Ruegg
Calf Diseases and
Prevention
Sheila M. McGuirk, DVM, PhD and Pamela L. Ruegg, DVM, MPVM University
of Wisconsin-Madison For Spanish "Enfermedades
de Terneros y prevención"
Center for Veterinary
Medicine (link)
FDA Approved Animal Drug Products Online Database System. Includes
Approved Animal Drug Products, Suitability Petitions, Green Book,
Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Patents, and much
more
Reducing SCCs In Ontario
By Ann Godkin, Veterinary Scientist, OMAFRA (Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) and David Kelton, Assistant
Professor, Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary
College, Guelph, Ontario
Consultant
(link)
Diagnostic support system used to suggest possible causes for clinical
signs and symptoms and to provide a brief synopsis of the cause
including: 1) a general description, 2) species affected, 3) the
signs/symptoms associated with it, and 4) a list of recent literature
references. Information provided by the College of Veterinary Medicine
at Cornell University.
Dairy
10-Point Quality Control Program-- (link) Mastitis Treatment
Records
Mastitis treatment record keeping system to reduce the chances of
adulterated milk entering the bulk tank. Contains printable "Herd
Mastitis Evaluation Forms."
Epi
Info (link)
Public domain software packages designed for the global community
of public health practitioners and researchers. Both provide for
easy form and database construction, data entry, and analysis with
epidemiological statistics, maps, and graphs. Includes Do Epi a
series of educational studies and computer exercises designed to
teach both epidemiology and the use of Epi Info. An instructor's
module is included.
FARAD - (link)
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database
Provides livestock producers, extension specialists, and veterinarians
with practical information on how to avoid drug, pesticide and environmental
contaminant residue problems. National food safety project maintained
by North Carolina State University. University of California-Davis,
and the University of Florida. Included in FARAD are:
- Current label information including withdrawal times on all
drugs approved for use in food animals in the United States and
on hundreds of products used in Canada, Europe and Australia.
- Official tolerances for drugs and pesticides in tissues, eggs
and milk.
- Descriptions and sensitivities of rapid screening tests for
detecting tissues in tissues, eggs and milk.
- Data on the fate of chemicals in food animals.
Mastitis Evaluations
Research reports on identification, control and treatment of mastitis.
(links)
MEDLINE
(link)
MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) bibliographic
database covering a variety of fields including veterinary medicine.
This database is included in PubMed the NLM's search service.
Net Vet (link)
Comprehensive veterinary guide to the Internet.
For more information on Zoonotic Pathogens in milk see Salmonella,
Listeria, E. Coli and Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Milk: Is
there Cause for Concern? by Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM, University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
Quality
Milk Issues (link)
Resource for the Dairy Industry produced two times a year. Covers
variety of issues. Back issues available online. Distributed by:
Office of Veterinary Continuing Education-
Public Service/Extension
University of Illinois
College of Veterinary Medicine
2938 VMBSB
2001 S. Lincoln Ave.
Urbana, IL 61802
Phone: (217) 333-2907
Fax: (217) 244-2988
Veterinary
Sciences Resources (link)
Provided by Steenbock Library at the University of Wisconsin. Databases
include: major directories of links , Dictionaries - Glossaries
- Handbooks, Computer Aided Instruction (CAI), Organizations, Animal
Resources, Publications, Vet Libraries.
"Virtual"
Veterinary Center - Martindale's Health Science Guide (link)
This online center includes a veterinary overview, veterinary schools
and curriculums, medical dictionaries, literature search, online
journals, and much more.
Wisconsin Veterinary
Medicine Association (link)
Provides high quality information and services to veterinarians
and the general public. Includes a section for Members Only section
for veterinarians that features discussion groups that will provide
a forum for all WVMA members from across the state and the country
to discuss the latest information on a range of veterinary and business
topics.
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