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YOUR DETAILS

First Name :		Surname :

Company Name :		Address 1:

Address 2:		Town :

County :		City :

Postcode :		Country :

Phone:		Fax:

E-mail :




YOUR FARM DETAILS

Number of cows :		Herd average yield :

Number of cases mastitis per month :		Number of cows with more than 3 cases in a lactation :

Type and make of milking parlour :		Make of milking parlour :

Age of milking parlour :		Level of parlour :

Direct to line or jar system :

Type of pulsation and make if known :

Type of claw piece and make if known :

Working vacuum level :	KPA	How often do you change your liners :

Do you use a plate cooler




MILKING PROCEDURE

Are cows prepped with individual single-service paper towels or cloth towels which are laundered and dried before each use?		Is clean, warm sanitizing solution used for washing teats?

Is a strip cup used to check for abnormal milk?		Is the udder clean and dry prior to milking?

Are teats cleaned and wiped dry before applying milking units?		Is pre-dip used and is it thoroughly removed before the milker unit is attatched?

Are machines attached less than 2 minutes after the start of preparation?		Are cows milked rapidly (most cows should milk out in 5 to 10 minutes)?

Is a visible means provided to determine milk flow?		Is machine stripping kept to a minimum (only when necessary)?

Is vacuum shut off prior to removing teat cups?		Are automatic detatchers used properly and the cows checked out for complete milk out?

Is there a definite milking order ( heifers, highs, SCC infected cows last etc)?		Are teats disinfected immediately following machine removal?

Teat dip used?

What is the teat condition like?		Is fresh feed available so that cows are encouraged to remain standing for 1-2 hours following milking?




MANAGEMENT

Has the milking equipment been checked by a qualified service representative within the previous 6 months?

If so, were any faults found?

Are dry cows housed separately or segregated from lactating cows?		Are adequately ventilated buildings used to house cows?

How are the cows housed?

Cubicle dimensions length?		Cubicle dimensions width?

How many cubicles do you have?		What type of bedding is used?

How often do you put down bedding?		How is slurry removed from cow contact surfaces?

Are cow yards and lanes well-drained,free from mud and stagnant water ponds?




MANAGEMENT PART 2

Do you regularly monitor all cows with SCC testing?		In which groups of cows do most clinical cases occur?

Bulk tank analysis (bacteria) last 4 months

Date 1		SCC	Bactoscan
Date 2		SCC	Bactoscan
Date 3		SCC	Bactoscan
Date 4		SCC	Bactoscan

Last SCC result?		Last bactoscan result?

Are all cows dry treated with an approved antibiotic specifically formulated for dry cow therapy?

Products used?

Are all cows dried off if they are giving 3 litres or less?		Average condition score of your cows?

Are cows purchased? if so are they screened for mastitis before purchase?		Has your farm been checked for stray voltage?

Any further comments you would like to add?

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document, and no liability will be accepted for errors or omissions.