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Reduce antimicrobial use through early mastitis detection this summer

With summer approaching, Emma Puddy, farm services specialist at Kingshay – part of the VetPartners group - warns about increased mastitis risk during warmer months

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Reduce antimicrobial use through early mastitis detection this summer

Although positively, overall industry mastitis rates are down, data from the 2023-24 Kingshay antimicrobial report highlights (figure 1) shows a long-term trend of higher somatic cell counts during summer....

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