summer mastitis

micky mouse

what do ye do/use to prevent..how often does tar need to be on,do ye use pouron.would pouron need to be use with tar.

LivInt20

micky mouse wrote: »

what do ye do/use to prevent..how often does tar need to be on,do ye use pouron.would pouron need to be use with tar.

Tar once a week since June.

Just used Spoton today as well.

Will continue to tar cows until end of August.

mahoney_j

micky mouse wrote: »

what do ye do/use to prevent..how often does tar need to be on,do ye use pouron.would pouron need to be use with tar.

All I do is on first Saturday of June,July and August I run all heifers and cows through the crush and do them with pour on.also clip all tails cAnt rember last time we had a case of summer mastitis here,touch wood!

whelan2

had 2 cases last week a cow and a heifer, on different farms. No flies on either, i am blaming the warm ground. Big cow lying down on warm ground for longer than normal, cant be good

micky mouse

mahoney_j wrote: »

All I do is on first Saturday of June,July and August I run all heifers and cows through the crush and do them with pour on.also clip all tails cAnt rember last time we had a case of summer mastitis here,touch wood!

with pouron do you do everything in field or just the females.i was told all stock need to be done.which of the pouron are you using.must be working if you don't get summer mastitis.have a dry heifer with it today.

whelan2

micky mouse wrote: »

with pouron do you do everything in field or just the females.i was told all stock need to be done.which of the pouron are you using.must be working if you don't get summer mastitis.have a dry heifer with it today.

i use pour on and tar, its the luck of the draw if you get mastitis or not

mahoney_j

micky mouse wrote: »

with pouron do you do everything in field or just the females.i was told all stock need to be done.which of the pouron are you using.must be working if you don't get summer mastitis.have a dry heifer with it today.

Just females,also do the bull.product I use is coopers spot on,10 ml down along back.think clipping tails also is a help,as whelan said could be look of the draw

micky mouse

whelan2 wrote: »

i use pour on and tar, its the luck of the draw if you get mastitis or not

how often do you put tar on Whelan

whelan2

micky mouse wrote: »

how often do you put tar on Whelan

every monday on dry cows and autumn calving heifers

milkprofit

mahoney_j wrote: »

Just females,also do the bull.product I use is coopers spot on,10 ml down along back.think clipping tails also is a help,as whelan said could be look of the draw

do them twice-three times a weak at least from 15 july to 15 aug
do not clip tails leave them long to swat flys ?????

mahoney_j

milkprofit wrote: »

do them twice-three times a weak at least from 15 july to 15 aug
do not clip tails leave them long to swat flys ?????

And gather sh1te to attract the flies????.i leave tails full length but clip all hair off.i see some guys still docking tails ,fairly sure that's a yellow card on an inspection It is for bord bia anyway

whelan2

mahoney_j wrote: »

And gather sh1te to attract the flies????.i leave tails full length but clip all hair off.i see some guys still docking tails ,fairly sure that's a yellow card on an inspection It is for bord bia anyway

yes dept dont like it either

Greengrass1

mahoney_j wrote: »

And gather sh1te to attract the flies????.i leave tails full length but clip all hair off.i see some guys still docking tails ,fairly sure that's a yellow card on an inspection It is for bord bia anyway

Ye didn't think that was allowed any more at all. Although I have 2 cows here that have half tails and they are a lot cleaner tbh

greysides

AFAIK, docking cows tails is illegal.

whelan2

greysides wrote: »

AFAIK, docking cows tails is illegal.

it is, dept vet said only allowed in emergencies