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Udder Health

Jan Hulsen

Contains information on housing, care & management of dairy cows. Guiding producers through daily/weekly/monthly tasks. For farmers and students

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With a structured approach, a dairy farm can achieve and maintain first-rate udder health. Udder Health is a useful aid to dairy farmers and farm workers in that respect.

Udder Health contains the building blocks for ideal organisation of housing, care and management. It follows the farmer through his daily/weekly/monthly routines, since udder health should not be regarded as separate from other activities on the farm. Do you know how to organise milking so that it takes the minimum of time and runs smoothly with each cow?
Do you know how to treat a cow with udder problems? Or how to overcome a cell count problem? In the end its down to you, but this book is an invaluable starting-point.

Its practical text, challenging puzzles and clear photos and illustrations make Udder Health an accessible and interesting guide for every dairy farmer. Youll find yourself turning to Udder Health time and again. The practical advice it offers will help you improve the understanding of udder health on your farm and achieve higher standards. Collaboration with the Netherlands Udder Health Centre (UGCN) allows this practical guide to incorporate the latest findings of the Dutch Long-Term Plan for Udder Health.

This book is part of the Cow Signals series. To see the other 'Cow Signals' titles, click on the title's below, You can find all of the books here: https://www.contextbookshop.com/dairy/cow-signals-series

Building for the Cow
Cow Signals Checkbook
Young Stock Signals
Checkbook Young Stock
Cow Signals
Cow Signals Advanced: African Edition
Robotic Milking
Economics and Milking
Dry Periods

Published: 2008

ISBN: 9789087400149

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Type: Paperback

Pages: 52

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Availability: Available

About the author

Jan Hulsen grew up on a farm with dairy cattle and pigs. He began studying agricultural science and then switched to veterinary medicine. After three years working as a farm vet, he started to focus on education and consultancy. To that end, he became involved in journalism, marketing and business management.

With his company Vetvice, Jan developed the CowSignals® concept, and wrote the successful CowSignals books series.

Further information on the book

CONTENTS:
Introduction

Madtitis or udder inflammation
Structure and function of the udder

SECTION ONE: Daily routines

In the cowshed
Peaceful handling
Fresh, dry and cool
Hygiene score
Hygiene of cows and surroundings
Cows at rest
Attentive farmer
Administering veterinary medicines

SECTION TWO: Milking

The milking parlour
Milking machine in good order
Clever standard procedures
Identifying infected cows
Abnormalities
Milking procedure
Points to check
Teat score
The milking robot
The group pen

SECTION THREE: Weekly/monthly routines

Working methodically
Consulting advisors
How well are you milking?
Self-criticism and improvements
The dry period
Rearing young stock
Introducing heifers
California mastitis test (CMT)
Taking milk samples

SECTION FOUR: Monthly/yearly routines

Our five-point plan
Can you do it better?
Treating methodically
Bacteria: a reference guide
Problems and how to tackle them
Unclassified notable observations (UNOs)

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This book weighs: 230g

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Europe	€16.88
USA and Canada	€20.00
ROW	€23.13
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