Randomized controlled trial investigating the effect of 2 selective dry-cow therapy protocols on udder health and performance in the subsequent lactation

• Published in: Journal of dairy science Vol. 103; no. 7; pp. 6493 - 6503
• Main Authors: Rowe, S.M., Godden, S.M., Nydam, D.V., Gorden, P.J., Lago, A., Vasquez, A.K., Royster, E., Timmerman, J., Thomas, M.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2020
• Subjects: algorithm; clinical mastitis; on-farm culture; selective dry-cow therapy; clinical mastitis; selective dry-cow therapy; on-farm culture; algorithm

The objective of this study was to compare culture- and algorithm-guided selective dry-cow therapy (SDCT) programs with blanket dry-cow therapy (BDCT) in a multi-site, randomized, natural exposure clinical trial for the following cow-level outcomes: clinical mastitis, removal from the herd, and Dair...