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Success of a Program for Reducing the Incidence of Mastitis

Department of Dairy and Food Industries, University of Wisconsin, Madison

ABSTRACT

Progress in widespread application of mastitis control principles has been made after industry and regulatory programs advanced simultaneously with educational programs. The responsibility of the land-grant college has been to develop and carry out the kind of educational programs that would bring about the right kind of majority support for adequate enforcement.

Specialists from the Department of Agricultural Engineering have accepted responsibility for educational work on proper installation and mechanical functioning of milking machines and liaison with the milking machine industry.

Dairy production specialists handle the educational work on management of milking for higher quality and prevention of mastitis, as well as for higher production.

Extension veterinarians have the responsibility for liaison with veterinary practitioners and the educational work on mastitis from a veterinary standpoint.

The Dairy and Food Industries Department has the responsibility for educational work on the effects of mastitis on dairy products and processing problems. This includes consultation on the organization of effective plant, field, and laboratory programs.