An agri-tech firm identifies a new “level-zero” in mastitis detection for cattle.
The disease is one of the costliest impacting the Dairy industry with an estimated loss of $420 per case. Data has show that a cow’s inner body temperature can increase up to four days before visible symptoms.
With the new technology measuring body temperature, farmers can now detect and administer a preventative treatment in the level-zero stage of mastitis.
Customers have reported a 55-percent reduction in the use of antibiotics as a result of the new technology.
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“It’s a falsehood to call beef from another country ‘Product of the USA.’”
“I don’t think we’re going to see cattle coming across the border at all because of that increase in their cases in Mexico.”
