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Use of deflector shields to reduce intramammary infection by preventing impacts on the teat ends of cows during machine milking

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Tony K. Griffin ,
Ray L. Williams ,
Robert J. Grindal ,
Frank K. Neave  and
David R. Westgarth
Tony K. Griffin
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
Ray L. Williams
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
Robert J. Grindal
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
Frank K. Neave
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
David R. Westgarth
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9 AT, UK
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Summary

A series of short duration experiments has shown that infections caused by the milking machine or the way in which it is used can be controlled by fitting deflector shields in the teatcup liners. This not only provides a simple means of controlling such infections, but demonstrates that they result from penetration of the streak canal of the teat by contaminated milk particles impacting on the teat ends.

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Original Articles
Information
Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 50 , Issue 4 , November 1983 , pp. 397 - 404
Copyright
Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1983

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