5 Steps to a lower Somatic Cell Count for your Dairy Herd
1. CMT Paddle or DHIA test all suspect cows – especially cows on 2nd lactation or older. If on DHIA testing, pull out all linear score 4 (or 500,000 SCC or higher) cows.
2. On all cows that strongly gel (or 500,000 SCC or 4 linear), discard milk or use for animal feed. This will help drop SCC immediately.
3. Individually (or in TMR) give these high cows 1 oz. Dairy VitaPak every morning until SCC drops. It may elevate at first and drop rapidly as infections are flushed out.
4. After 3 days, retest high cows with CMT Paddle (or take SCC samples to the dairy), and retest again every 2 days. When clear, put milk back into tank.
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