Teat spraying has the following benefits:
- Teat spraying after milking has been proven to reduce the incidence of new mastitis infections by 50%. This means less time and cost spent treating mastitis, and separating milk from infected cows.
- Minimises risk of BMSCC (bulk milk somatic cell count) grades from dairy companies, resulting from subclinical and clinical infections.
- Reduces cow discomfort and poor milking behaviour associated with the pain of damaged teats.
- Reduces teat cleaning time as dirt does not stick as easily to a well conditioned teat.
Watch the video below for teat spraying technique.
Types of teat sanitisation systems
Teat spray units come in manual and automated forms.
Manual spraying and dipping systems generally fall into one of three categories, a hand pump container, a ‘wand’ from a larger, pressurised fixed container of spray solution or teat dipping using a hand held cup to immerse the teat in the disinfection solution. For downloadable information on manual teat spraying click here.
Automated teat spraying systems include spraying teats in an exit race and spraying teats near the exit bail on a rotary platform.