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Clinical mastitis shows VISIBLE changes in the:
The pictures below show typical signs of clinical mastitis. Clinical cases of mastitis generally require treatment with lactating cow antibiotics.
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Tip:
A case of clinical mastitis that requires treatment has one or both of these:
- heat, swelling or pain in the udder,
- changes in the milk (wateriness or clots) that persist for more than three squirts of milk.
Some examples of signs of clinical mastitis:
Clots of milk stripped into:
| The floor (least prefered
method) |
Paint tray, sprayed with black
paint |
Black piece of plastic |
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Other signs of clinical mastitis:
| Discoloured milk | Swollen udder | Clots in a filter sock |
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