02/12/08, 12:34 PM
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Location: New York
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Good news.. (Staph)
We took samples from the remaining animals we had not tested, one we retested. All of them came back negative for Staph A. They did show some sort of positive for something, however it could be contaminants. The good news is the fact they dont have staph. The only one that does, we know about and is milked last, and stripped out last. What I am going to do with her is kill that quater off, calver her out next fall. I will likely send her next fall, after I get the calf (pending what it is). That one I might ultrasound to see what it is (whether I keep her to calving). The Swiss that had Staph A. Last year doesn't have it at all, so dry treatment did help her. The Jersey that had it to start with we will see how she turns out in April. The Jersey likely came with it, the holstein likely came with it. The Swiss likely came with it as well. Going back, the Swiss was inside her entire life (up through a year), and the conditions there weren't great. So its possible she had it. The Holstein that has it, likely had it coming. That same farm brought a bad case of warts with them. The Jersey likely brought it as a calf..
But its good to know about this bug, its also nice to know you do have it under control. Now with the heifers, I will culture them. They will be milked after the claws are sanitized (when they are fresh). Then when they are clear, they will be milked with the clean ones.
But I will tell you, I was crapping myself. Out of the ones that were tested. three are scored VG, one should score VG in July. The other one should score VG in April as a 4yr old (had a calf late, so its her 2nd lactation). The one that is scored VG, should score 88-89 in July. So a couple good cows were at risk. The other one we are treating atm for something else should also score VG, she doesn't have staph..
Jeff
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