Abstract
Since the introduction of the NIRD Five Point Mastitis Control Plan in the 1970s, post-milking teat disinfection has been an accepted component of the milking routine on most dairy farms. Disinfection of the teat skin after milking continues to be advocated as a method of controlling contagious mastitis. Despite common acceptance of the practise in many countries, the efficacy of pre-milking teat disinfection in controlling the incidence of environmental mastitis is less clear. Studies have shown reductions of between 40% and 67% in new intramammary infections as a result of pre-milking teat disinfection, although other studies have shown no reduction in new infection rates after implementing the practise. Clearly pre-milking teat disinfection does not influence existing infections.
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