Andrew Hardie & Helen Long
New Zealand
430 cows, Pasture - Conventional
Snapshot, Herdscreen
350K SSC, 2 years creeping up
High Sub-clinical Staph aureus
Segregation, No Culling, CM testing
Immediate SCC stabilisation
Rob Rolston
New Zealand
800 cows, Pasture - Conventional
Snapshot
6 weeks of grading, SCC: 400-500K
Major influence of environmental markers
SOP’s and milking routines
Back to compliance within 3 days
Richard Colebrook
New Zealand
900 cows, Pasture - Conventional
Snapshot
250 cases of Mastitis in 6 weeks. Max SCC 340K.
High level of environmental markers
SOP’s and milking routines
Mastitis outbreak mitigated within two weeks
Craig Jopp
New Zealand
750 cows, Pasture - Conventional
Snapshot
Unexplained spike in SCC
High levels of environmental & opportunistic markers
Teat spraying procedure
SCC back under 100k
Anonymous Farmer
New Zealand
304 cows, Pasture - Conventional
Snapshot, Check-Up, Herdscreen
300k SCC, Staph aureus, stress
High sub-clinical Staph aureus
Selective Dry Cow & Teat sealant
Low mastitis. No Staph aureus or Strep uberis
Brooke Flett
New Zealand
600 cows, Pasture - Conventional
Herdscreen
250k SCC w/o 50 mastitis cows
ACR's recalibration
Low SCC restored, cases subsided
Brian Karels, Goat Farm
New Zealand
1,000 goats - Conventional Farming
Herdscreen
Hygiene grade
Staph aureus & CNS
Segregation, Iodine Teat Spray
SCC and Bactoscan Compliant
Mark
New Zealand
Snapshot
No infringement - SCC normally around 100k
A Proactive SNAPSHOT™ test showed the presence of high levels of hygiene markers.
Further testing was done to identify Staph aureus cows
Herd & Farm Health Maintained
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