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06-20-2014, 04:36 PM
I'm glad you were able to do the mastitis test. That will give you a baseline. I have never used Naxcel. If you are buying it from your goat vet I would ask him/her their advice and show him/her the test results from that day. Mastitis can ruin a doe's udder and it's nothing to treat lightly.
When miking Petunia (or any doe) here is what I do and recommend. ALWAYS wear latex gloves to protect the doe from your bacteria. Strip some milk into a strip cup before you actually begin milking so you can see the color, texture,etc. of the milk to determine if it looks right. Next apply a pre-milking teat dip to each teat and wipe it the teats clean. I use BAC-STOP Teat Dip. It is a commercial dairy product. Milk the doe. When done milking apply an after-milking teat dip to help close the teat orifice and keep bacteria from entering the orifice. I use TRANSCEND teat dip which is also a commercial dairy product. I have never had mastitis in any of my does using this protocol. The woman I bought my Alpine does from owns a raw milk dairy. She said she has never had an incidence of mastitis and if I follow this protocol my does should never develop mastitis. Both Bac-Stop and transcend can be found online. I buy it from a local dairy supply company.
When miking Petunia (or any doe) here is what I do and recommend. ALWAYS wear latex gloves to protect the doe from your bacteria. Strip some milk into a strip cup before you actually begin milking so you can see the color, texture,etc. of the milk to determine if it looks right. Next apply a pre-milking teat dip to each teat and wipe it the teats clean. I use BAC-STOP Teat Dip. It is a commercial dairy product. Milk the doe. When done milking apply an after-milking teat dip to help close the teat orifice and keep bacteria from entering the orifice. I use TRANSCEND teat dip which is also a commercial dairy product. I have never had mastitis in any of my does using this protocol. The woman I bought my Alpine does from owns a raw milk dairy. She said she has never had an incidence of mastitis and if I follow this protocol my does should never develop mastitis. Both Bac-Stop and transcend can be found online. I buy it from a local dairy supply company.
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