Mastitis

Udder health and milk quality are important to farm productivity and profitability. Every farm stands to gain from less mastitis.

Dry Cow Therapy (DCT) events

It's time to think about drying off and the use of antibiotics and teat sealants.

Come along to a dry cow therapy meeting in your area to hear the results from recent DCT research, learn about new protocols and strategies, and discuss the need for tools and resources to support prudent use of dry cow antibiotics.

Region	Location	Date	To register
Northland	Kamo	25 February 2019	Register here
South Waikato	Karapiro	27 February 2019	Register here
Lower North Island	Palmerston North	28 February 2019	Register here
Canterbury / North Otago	Hurunui	19 March 2019	Register here
Canterbury / North Otago	Oamaru	20 March 2019	Register here
Southland / South Otago	Gore	21 March 2019	Register here

This section explains how to minimise mastitis and somatic cell counts on your farm using SmartSAMM.

SmartSAMM covers everything from what mastitis is and why it's important to the best ways to manage it on a seasonal basis and where to get help.

Get started today and improve udder health and milk quality:

Use the Seasonal Approach to find better ways to minimise mastitis at each stage of lactation.
Use the SmartSAMM Gap Calculator to work out the economic benefit of achieving your goals.
Use Healthy Udder for quick tips and the right procedures to prevent, find and treat mastitis.
Use Find an Advisor for links to trained professionals who can help improve mastitis and milking management in your herd.