MASTITIS

Mastitis is the persistent, inflammatory reaction of the udder tissue due to microorganisms’ infections. Pre-milking, post-milking and during milking recommendations must be followed to prevent this major endemic disease.

WHAT SHOULD WE DO IN WHICH STAGE OF MILKING?

1- Before milking: Milking operator; must wet his/her hands with water first, then fully foam with Dezinfex Hand Wash creamy hand soap and during 10 secs rub the nails and between fingers including top of hands. Then rinse with plenty of water and dry. Disinfect the boots and apron with Dezinfex Doxi 351.
Order of milking must be arranged: Regardless of housing system or herd size, milk first calf heifers, fresh cows and then the main herd. In the end milk sick cows and wash and sanitize the milking system.

Mastisis Check: Make sure the milking equipment are ready and clean. Prepare Masdisin Teat Foam teat cleaning foam, moist and dry towels to be used at milking.
Dip each teat in Masdisin Teat Foam to make sure teats are clean, moist and clean because they are very vulnerable to microbes.
After dipping them in foam, dry the teats with dry towel or napkin. Wet teats cause dislocation, slip or squeeze the milking clusters during milking process.

2- During Milking: Check Milking System: Always check the vacuum level at the beginning of each milking.
There should not be any leaks. Prevent any stress during milking that may effect milking process.
Before you swap milking clusters from one cow to the other, make sure you disinfect them while dipping them all into disinfected water (Dezinfex Doxi 351).
Check the udders through the end of milking process to make sure they are emptied properly. Prevent over-milking. If the milking system is not automated, don’t remove milking clusters while teats are under vacuuming.

3- After Milking (Very Important): At the end of the milking, very critical process starts in terms of mastitis. Because, teat holes remain open about 30 mins after milking. In this time, bacteria find a suitable environment to get in the udder. Teat Dipping: After milking, sealing the teats with Masdisin Herbafilm disinfector is a very effective way to prevent from udder infections.

After milking, Masdisin Herbafilm removes the suitable environment for bacteria and purifies microbes. It creates an antiseptic film on the teats and isolates the teat hole from microbes. Masdisin Herbafilm lasts longer and softens the udder skin. Then we can clean and disinfect milking system and all of the milking equipment.

Pre-milking

Post-milking