Module 4: Udder Health

Major Objectives: Be able to monitor herd’s udder health data, identify and investigate herd problems of high SCC or clinical mastitis and develop action plans for prevention and treatment

Specific Objectives

• Identify risk factors that affect the mammary host defenses
• Utilize mastitis detection strategies to investigate a mastitis problem
• Utilize mastitis culture results to support decision-making
• Practice targeted, judicious antibiotic therapy for appropriate infections
• Identify and assess on-farm DHI records for udder health
• Produce a mastitis treatment protocol and monitor compliance

Module 4 Evaluation