This offer gives you all both Mastitis titles by Peter Edmondson for a reduced price.

How to control somatic cell counts is intended to give the reader a thorough understanding about the cause and importance of somatic cells to the farmer, milk buyer and the cow. 

It is written by a vet who spends his time resolving mastitis problems and will be of great value to farmers and vets who are involved in mastitis control. 

The book gives complete understanding of cell counts, the bacteria that cause them, how infection is spread and most importantly how they are controlled. It is filled with lots of practical advice and tips for farmers to achieve and maintain a low cell count herd.

Numerous full colour photos, figures and tables help the reader understand the causes of bacterial infections in the dairy cow, how this can cause mastitis and be prevented in the future.  There is also esssential information on lowering herd cell counts and testing.

Topics covered in depth:

• Cause and importance of somatic cells to the farmer, 
• Milk buyer and the cow
• Factors affecting cell counts
• Economic impact of high cell counts
• The importance of bacteriology and individual cell count testing
• Comparison of the different testing methods
• How to achieve a low cell count
• How to stop the spread of infection
• Advice on decision making for problem cows

Mastitis: How to Control Clinical Mastitis offers practical advice to help control clinical mastitis. The aim is to give the reader a thorough understanding of the bacteria that cause clinical mastitis, how these enter the udder and how to prevent infections occurring. The key focus is on practical solutions and there is an in depth explanation of the milking routine, management of the environment, dry period infections and other factors that can influence clinical mastitis. The use of mastitis records to help quantify mastitis and also pinpoint possible causes are described in detail, as are the economic consequences. This book is filled with photographs, figures and diagrams to give a clear explanation of the key points.

This book is a follow-up to the first handbook on how to control somatic cell counts. The cell count book follows a similar format giving an in-depth understanding of what cell counts are and why they are important, the bacteria responsible for high cell counts and how a herd goes about reducing cell counts to target levels. The book covers how to stop the spread of infection and how to manage high cell count cows. Both books have top tip sections summarising the key points to successful mastitis management. Both books are intended for farmers, herdsman, vets and anyone else who has an interest in mastitis control.