MASTITIS DETECTORS
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The Cost of Mastitis Mastitis is the most expensive preventable cost to the dairy farmer. World-wide the annual cost has been estimated at £95/€143/$171 per cow. This includes: Annual Milk Loss Kg per cow per annum 800 • Loss of milk production • Reduced value of milk through 600 milk quality payment schemes 400 • Treatment and veterinary costs 200 Costs of discarded milk • • Culling of infected animals The importance of identifying an individual Cow’s Somatic Cell Count ...designed for today’s Dairy Farmer Other world class products in the Ambic range:- Jetstream The world’s most advanced high power, vacuum operated Teat Spray system. Fully expandable, to meet the needs of even the largest herds. SCC (Somatic cell count per ml milk) In countries with a developed dairy industry, the marketable quality of milk must be under 200,000 cells per ml of milk. Above this crucial level the farmer may incur the following penalties. High quality affordable milk filtration with re-usable stainless steel filter elements. In a herd of 100 cows with a mastitis rate of 65 cases per annum and a bulk somatic cell count of 200,000 the annual cost of mastitis would typically be £9,100/€13,650/US $16,380: £ 5,200 3,900 9,100 Strip and Dip Cups Advanced design Strip Cups provide 100% fore milking mastitis detection and Dip Cups that are acclaimed by dairymen world wide as the best you can get. Statistics are by Edmondson and Blowey 2001 Approximate exchange rates £1= € 1.5 £1= $ 1.8 Costs for a less healthy herd could be much higher. The Five Point Plan Improving operator hygiene during milking such as the wearing of gloves and using disposable teat wipes The correct maintenance of milking machine equipment Post-milking teat disinfection The prompt identification of clinical cases, veterinary treatment and the culling of chronic recurrent cases Dry Cow Therapy Early identification of all cases of Clinical Mastitis is a key weapon in preventing further outbreaks of Mastitis and is a key part of the overall Mastitis control programme, ensuring maximum herd health, milk quality and dairy farm profitability. Part Numbers: AV/2000 AV/2001 AV/2002 AV/2003 AV/2004 Guaranteed Mastitis Detection 365 Days of the Year Costs of mastitis in an average dairy herd Clinical mastitis Cell count penalty Total cost of mastitis MASTITIS DETECTORS Milk Sampler This stand alone milk sampler takes a small yet representative sample across the whole of the milking. YOUR LOCAL AMBIC DEALER: VISION MASTITIS DETECTOR Mastitis Detector Multi Pack (4) Mastitis Detector Single Pack Mastitis Detector Screens (2) Transparent Body Detector ‘O’ Rings (6) ORIGINAL MASTITIS DETECTOR Mastitis Detector Multi Pack (4) + 2 extra screens Mastitis Detector Single Pack Mastitis Detector Screens (2) Detector ‘O’ Rings (6) Transparent Body AMBIC: A Healthy Herd • A Healthy Profit Ambic Equipment Limited Avenue Four, Station Lane, Witney Oxfordshire, OX28 4XT. England Telephone: +44 (0) 1993 776555 Fax: +44 (0) 1993 779039 Email: sales@ambic.co.uk Visit the Ambic web site: www.ambic.co.uk SHEET No AV6400 25.05.04 AMBIC: A Healthy Herd • A Healthy

Simple identification of Mastitis Choice of Original or Vision Mastitis Detectors Original Mastitis Detector Proven design and trusted for over 20 years. • Hard wearing stainless steel black Teflon coated screen • High visibility body for clear identification of clots • Designed to fit 13.5mm milk tube • The best selling detector in the world Designed in conjunction with the National Institute for Research into Dairying, the original multi award winning in line Mastitis Detectors revolutionised the identification of Clinical Mastitis while milking. Vision Mastitis Detector The new improved...