Heifers can be forgotten on the dairy farm. They live away from the main farm where they are not cleaned and bedded as often as the milking herd. This can cause huge mastitis issues when they become a productive member of the milking string.
The author presents the easiest ways to control the spread of contagious mastitis bacteria to calves and heifers and shares tips to control environmental mastitis.
Source: The Bullvine, February 23, 2021. Link.
Heifers are the future of a dairy business and deserve the same attention that the milking herd receives.”