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The true cost of mastitis: Why dairy farms should calculate mastitis losses

The type of bacteria and stage of lactation can significantly impact the true cost of mastitis cases

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Mastitis has both direct and indirect costs to dairy farms,  said Tom Greenham of Advance Milking.
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Mastitis has both direct and indirect costs to dairy farms, said Tom Greenham of Advance Milking.

On a recent Dairy Global webinar, Tom Greenham, director at Advance Milking, discussed the importance of calculating the economic impacts of udder health and mastitis, on farm profitability. Mr Greenham...

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