About the author

Peter Edmondson is a practising dairy vet who has been specialising in mastitis and milk quality work for the past 30 years. He qualified from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland in 1980. After five years in practice in Ireland, he joined Almarai working with very large dairy herds in Saudi Arabia and China. He then joined the Shepton Veterinary Group, a specialist dairy practice in Somerset England.

Peter divides his time between veterinary practice and working for dairy, agri and pharmaceutical businesses throughout the world. He has excellent communication skills and is in demand to speak at international conferences. He is a very popular trainer of vets, farmers, technical and sales staff and is renowned for his practical and down to earth approach. He carries out referral visits across the world using his practical problem solving skills.

Peter is a Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Registered Specialist in Cattle Health & Production and is a Diplomate of the European College of Bovine Herd Medicine. He has co-authored books and is a regular contributor to veterinary and farming press.

Peter is involved in transferring skills and technology to help the developing dairy world. He leads the XLVets FarmSkills Africa programme and spends a lot of time carrying out voluntary work in Africa.

Further information on the book

CONTENTS

• Introduction
• Cell Counts
• Bacteria
• Cell count testing
• Bacteriology
• How to get a low herd cell count
• Stopping the spread
• Managing the problem cow
• Top tips
• Appendices
• Glossary

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