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Teat Sealer

  • 16-10-2013 9:16pm
    #1
    kk_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 ✭


    Are people using teat sealer and antibiotic on low cell count cows at drying off or is it possible to just use teat sealer? Its the first year I'm going to use teat sealer as I had a few cows last year calve down with mastitis


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  • #2
    Milked out
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,433 ✭✭✭Milked out


    We use antibiotic + sealer drying off all cows here, Anything with a higher scc that we are keeping will get a stronger tube than the rest + a shot of tylan. I guess when sealing the teat there is always the risk of introducing bacteria up the canal with the nozzle so using an antibiotic may guard against that somewhat. Make sure a record the dry off dates if you do use an antibiotic in case a cow calves before time as the withdrawal periods are long enough with those tubes.


  • #3
    Pacoa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 520 ✭✭✭Pacoa


    is it possible to just use teat sealer?

    Been there tried that. A few cows calved down rotten with mastitis from what i can remember so have always used antibiotic and teat sealer since.


  • #4
    pms7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 483 ✭✭pms7


    Sealer only if <200k scc, but that is average of 4 quarters. MUST CMT each quarter at drying off to be sure ok. Low scc all year. Works ok then in my experience.


  • #5
    jomoloney
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 859 ✭✭✭jomoloney


    Sealer only,


    no problems with scc, "If it's not broken don't fix it "


  • #6
    kk_man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40 ✭kk_man


    Seems like its a bit risky to chance sealer on its own. Scc is usually 100 to 150 with the odd spike to 200 but don't want anymore dry cow mastitis.


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  • #7
    mahoney_j
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,489 ✭✭✭✭mahoney_j


    orbenin extra and sealer for me.Great fun at drying off slow job but take my time knowing iv 7 weeks off!!


  • #8
    jersey101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,190 ✭✭✭jersey101


    kk_man wrote: »
    Seems like its a bit risky to chance sealer on its own. Scc is usually 100 to 150 with the odd spike to 200 but don't want anymore dry cow mastitis.

    get a sensitivty test done on your milk. Its the only way. It'll tell you what bug you have it in the herd and what anti tube has the ingredients in to kill it. We had scc of 400+ three years ago and we did that and scc never above 150 all year since. Normally around 80-100. We use orbenin and bovi seal here.


  • #9
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,084 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    Sealer and antibiotics myself expensive though, going for a 7 week withdrawal this year as im drying off early, since i started using sealers no ecoli mastitis which i had one or two before that


  • #10
    raindodger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 322 ✭✭raindodger


    same as pacoa a disaster of a spring.lost a lot of money was nearly frightened to see a cow springing in the end.NEVER again.Tubes are cheap compared to the cost of replacement.


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