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625. Udder infections in the ‘dry period’: III. The method of drying-off cows at the end of lactation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

J. Oliver ,
F. H. Dodd  and
F. K. Neave
J. Oliver
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, University of Reading
F. H. Dodd
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, University of Reading
F. K. Neave
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, University of Reading
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1. An experimental study was made of the effect of drying-off by ‘stop’ or intermittent milking on the incidence of new infection in the early dry period of dairy cows. Ninety-one and ninety-seven dry periods were examined following the treatments, and the results were analysed on a cow and quarter basis.

2. The incidence of new infection was similar for groups of cows dried off by ‘stop’ or intermittent milking.

3. The quarters of cows that were not infected on drying-off showed a significantly higher incidence (P <0·05) of new infection following ‘stop’ than following intermittent milking.

4. Of the cows that were not infected at the time of drying off, those which had a previous history of infection showed a significantly higher (P <0·01) incidence of new dry-period infection than cows that had not been infected before.

5. There was a much higher incidence of new infection in cows that were already infected on drying-off compared with cows free from infection at that time.

6. About half of all the new dry-period infections persisted until the next lactation, and about one-third of these resulted in mastitis in the affected quarter.

7. The method of drying-off had no effect on infections that were already established in quarters going dry.

8. The types of pathogen causing infection were similar for both methods of drying-off.

9. The method of ending lactation did not affect milk yield in the lactation following the dry period studied.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , June 1956 , pp. 197 - 203
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1956

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