A clean teat is not a sterile teat. Even clean teats are contaminated with millions of bacteria, which must be removed before administering dry cow products.
ALL intramammary treatments must be hygienically infused – they are not formulated to kill bacteria introduced by poor technique.
Failure to use the highest possible hygiene standards can introduce bacteria into the udder and cause serious mastitis or death.
Why is hygiene so important when administering dry cow tubes?
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NEVER place tubes directly in water – put the whole container in warm water.
Check for mastitis first – record any cows with mastitis and do not use Teatseal.
Agree on a routine administration technique to avoid mistakes: – Clean teats and administer treatment(s) one teat at a time, treating the teats furthest from you first: Front left, front right, hind right, hind left. Follow same order each time, treating the cow’s front teats first to avoid re-contaminating treated teats.
Have paint available to mark treated animals.
Have teatspray available for spraying after Teatseal insertion.
Teatseal tubes should be placed directly into warm water to make them easier to administer, true or false?
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Otherwise use balls of cotton wool soaked in 70% meths + 30% water, but squeeze excess meths out from the balls to help the teats dry out.
Using a new wipe for each teat, clean the teat end, especially the tip and the opening until the wipe comes away clean.
Sometimes several wipes are needed per teat.
Teats should be dry after cleaning, do not spray with anything before insertion – droplets hanging from the teat end harbour bacteria (even alcohol droplets).
You can use one teat wipe per cow, true or false?
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If the teat is dirty, use a first teat wipe to clean, concentrating on the lower half of the teat.
Using a second teat wipe, treat one side of the teat wipe as the disinfecting side, and the other side as the ‘dirty’ side in contact with your hand.
Keep the clean side of the teat wipe against the teat end and with your thumb on the ‘dirty’ side of the teat wipe, rub the teat end vigorously with a section of the teat wipe.
Repeat this 3 or 4 times, moving to a clean section of the teat wipe. The teat end should look clean with no traces of organic matter.
If needed, take a new teat wipe and repeat the process to ensure the teat end is sterile.
When do you consider a teat end clean enough?
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Teatseal will stay in the teat until calving. It should be removed by hand stripping prior to the first milking.
Strip treated cows 10-12 times at first milking, starting at the top (nearest the udder) of the teat to milk it all down.
Teatseal particles may take up to seven days to be flushed from the canal – ensure the filter sock is in the milk line.
Be able to differentiate between mastitis and Teatseal particles – Teatseal particles are waxy and can be rolled into a ball, mastitis flecks break up when squeezed.
How should Teatseal be removed?
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