Essential guides on cattle farming. Drying-off Management
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Essential guides on cattle farming. Drying-off Management

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The objective of this guide is to describe the main events that take place during the dry period, both in the udder and in the cow, and to show how they can influence the subsequent lactation period. The book also provides basic guidelines for a proper drying-off technique and management of cows during this period in order to reduce the prevalence of intramammary infections and achieve optimal milk production.

Luis Miguel Jiménez Galán

He graduated in veterinary medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1992. He is the technical manager of SERVET TALAVERA S.L., a company specialised in mastitis and milk quality control and dedicated to developing and implementing integrated mastitis and milk quality control programmes since 1994, taking into account all the factors that may affect milk quality.

He also works as a consultant for veterinary practitioners specialised in milk quality and the control of mastitis in Spain and other countries such as the United States, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, etc. He organises annual seminars on dairy cattle in Talavera de la Reina, with a special emphasis on milk quality.

1. Introduction

The importance of the dry period

Udder health

Strategies

Financial impact

2. Udder physiology during the dry period

Mammary involution

Active involution phase

Steady state phase

Colostrum production phase

Immunity in the mammary gland

Active involution phase

Steady state phase

Colostrum production phase

3. Risk of intramammary infections

Factors affecting susceptibility

Udder quarter-related factors

Cow-related factors

Herd-related factors

4. Welfare of the dairy cow

Welfare of the dairy cow

Consequences of drying-off

Stress caused by pain

Stress caused by nutritional changes

Stress caused by heat

5. Strategies to prevent new infections

Drying-off methods

Advantages and disadvantages of drying-off methods

Dry cow therapy

Intramammary therapy

Systemic therapy

Blanket therapy

Selective dry cow therapy

Teat protection

Internal sealants

External sealants

Nutritional management

Effect of reduced dry matter intake

Immune system support

Environmental control

Pasture

Cubicle housing

Straw yard housing

Compost bedded pack barns

Precalving milking

Epidemiological control during the dry period

6. References

9788417225667
  • Autor/es Luis Miguel Jiménez Galán
  • Fecha de edición julio 2018
  • Nº Páginas 82
  • Encuadernación Tapa blanda. Wire-o
  • Tamaño 17 X 11
  • Idioma Inglés

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