Heifer teats sprayed in the dry period with an iodine teat sanitizer have reduced Streptococcus uberis teat-end contamination and less Streptococcus uberis intra-mammary infections at calving

Lopez-Benavides, M.; Williamson, J.; Lacy-Hulbert, S.J.; Cursons, Raymond T.

doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.09.027

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“…We also found that teat dipping/spraying before calving was more common in LL herds than in HL and HH herds. This finding is in line with previous studies (Lopez-Benavides et al, 2009;Piepers et al, 2011) that showed that teat spraying or dipping of heifers during the last weeks before calving can reduce the prevalence of certain IMI at calving. However, Edinger et al (2000) did not see such effects.…”

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Risk and success factors for good udder health of early lactation primiparous dairy cows

Waller

Lundberg

Nyman

2021

Journal of Dairy Science

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herd characteristics, milk-fed calves, heifers in early pregnancy, heifers in late pregnancy, calving and colostrum period, miscellaneous factors, summarized heifer housing data, and general health, culling, and fertility data. A final multivariable model was built from the results of the submodels and univariable analyses. The final model showed that having a standard operating procedure for colostrum feeding was more common in LL and HL herds than in HH herds; the mean bulk milk SCC and overall culling rate due to udder health was higher in HH herds than in LL and HL herds; and automatic milking was less common in LL herds than in HL and HH herds. Several herd and management variables differed between herd categories in the submodels. In conclusion, we identified several success factors for herds with good udder health among early lactation primiparous cows. This knowledge can be used to improve preventive measures in dairy herds to ensure sustainable and economic milk production.

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Risk and success factors for good udder health of early lactation primiparous dairy cows

Waller

Lundberg

Nyman

2021

Journal of Dairy Science

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“…To prevent new IMI in non-lactating animals, internal (Huxley et al, 2002) and external (Lim et al, 2007) teat-sealants and teatdips (Lopez-Benavides et al, 2009) have been evaluated. Originally developed in the 1970s, internal sealants did not receive much attention in Europe until the 21st century (Huxley et al, 2002).…”

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An update on environmental mastitis: Challenging perceptions

Klaas

Zadoks

2017

Transbound Emerg Dis

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“…In the current study, the strains of lactic acid bacteria were applied topically on the teat, and therefore it can be hypothesized that the lactic acid bacteria may be established on teat skin and teat canal epithelium. Subsequently, the lactic acid bacteria may compete with mastitis-causing pathogens, which contaminate or are able to colonize teat epithelia [12,22,24,30,31], and as a consequence, may reduce the pathogen burden on the mammary gland. Interestingly, in the present study, the application of lactic acid bacteria did not affect the IMIs caused by minor-pathogenic NAS, which indicates that on teat epithelia, NAS that are a part of "normal" skin flora [32,33] could outcompete the selected strains of lactic acid bacteria.…”

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“…Lopez-Benavides et al found that the precalving application of an iodine-based teat sanitizer results in the reduction of the prevalence of IMI caused by Streptococcus (Strep.) uberis in the first week of calving [12].…”

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Prevention of Intramammary Infections by Prepartum External Application of a Teat Dip Containing Lactic Acid Bacteria with Antimicrobial Properties in Dairy Heifers

Paduch¹,

Lücking²,

Vries³

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The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of the prepartum external treatment of teats with a combination of four lactic acid bacteria strains viz. Lactobacillus (Lb.) rhamnosus ATCC 7469, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis ATCC 11454, Lb. paracasei 78/37 (DSM 26911), and Lb. plantarum 118/37 (DSM 26912) on the postcalving udder health of dairy heifers. The study used a split-udder design. Two weeks before the expected calving date, one of two contralateral teats of a teat pair was dipped with an aqueous suspension of lactic acid bacteria (final bacterial counts 8.40–8.47 log10-transformed CFU/mL) once in a week until calving; the other teat of the pair was not treated. After calving, quarter foremilk samples were taken and investigated cyto-microbiologically. In total, 629 teat pairs of 319 heifers were included. There was an association between the treatment and intramammary infections caused by the major udder-pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, and enterococci, as well as clinical mastitis in the first 100 days after calving. The present study indicates that intramammary infections with major pathogens and clinical mastitis may be prevented by regular prepartum external application of lactic acid bacteria in dairy heifers.

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Heifer teats sprayed in the dry period with an iodine teat sanitizer have reduced Streptococcus uberis teat-end contamination and less Streptococcus uberis intra-mammary infections at calving

Cited by 16 publications

References 14 publications

Risk and success factors for good udder health of early lactation primiparous dairy cows

Risk and success factors for good udder health of early lactation primiparous dairy cows

An update on environmental mastitis: Challenging perceptions

Prevention of Intramammary Infections by Prepartum External Application of a Teat Dip Containing Lactic Acid Bacteria with Antimicrobial Properties in Dairy Heifers

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