The count of new clinical mastitis cases detected each week. It is the most immediate, frontline signal of udder health, milking-machine function and shed hygiene.
Countdown targets fewer than 5 clinical mastitis cases per 100 cows per month — humid Queensland summers make this harder to hold.
Dairy Australia · Countdown ↗A rising count means treatment cost, discarded milk and a real risk to the bulk cell count and quality premiums. Spikes often follow hot, wet weather, liner wear or a machine fault.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Tighten milking routine: pre/post teat disinfection and clean, dry bedding.
Service the plant — check pulsation, vacuum and replace worn liners on schedule.
Use the cell-count herd test to target dry-cow therapy and cull repeat offenders.
The count of new clinical mastitis cases detected each week. It is the most immediate, frontline signal of udder health, milking-machine function and shed hygiene.
You need: New clinical cases (no.), Cows milking (head), Period length (weeks). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Countdown targets fewer than 5 clinical mastitis cases per 100 cows per month — humid Queensland summers make this harder to hold.
Tighten milking routine: pre/post teat disinfection and clean, dry bedding. Service the plant — check pulsation, vacuum and replace worn liners on schedule. Use the cell-count herd test to target dry-cow therapy and cull repeat offenders.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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