Environmental and cow-borne mastitis pathogens pose a risk on robotic farms. Antibacterial teat brushes in milking robots reduce bacterial growth and thus limit the chance of cross-contamination, leading to lower cell counts and fewer mastitis cases.
Environmental and cow-related mastitis pathogens pose a risk for udder health complaints on robotic farms. In the Milking robot, the teats of each cow are cleaned in the same way. No distinction is made between dirty and clean teats. For cleaning the teats, a Milking robot, brushes are used. In addition to cleaning the teats, the brushes stimulate the milk flow by releasing oxytocin and reaching the udder. Good stimulation ensures a higher milking speed, can increase the capacity of the robot, reduces the risk of blind milking and limits the amount of residual milk.
To prevent high cell counts and mastitis, it is important to ensure Barn- and udder hygiene are important. Bacteria can infect other cows via the teat brushes. Optimal barn hygiene is important to prevent contamination with environmental bacteria. Think of clean grids and cubicles. In addition, it is important that the brushes are properly adjusted to the teats so that they touch the entire teat to the base of the udder. It is also important that the brushes are sufficiently cleaned with disinfectant and that the pre-treatment time of the teats is long enough. Incorrect brush settings can be read from a dead milking time that is too long.
However, bacteria can be transferred to other cows via the teat brushes. The antibacterial teat brushes can reduce this problem. The hairs of the antibacterial brushes are made of high-quality plastic that has been treated. This treatment gives the hairs of the brushes an antimicrobial effect and inhibits the growth of bacteria on and between the bristles. This reduces the transmission of diseases.
The result of the antibacterial brushes is therefore less bacterial growth and therefore a reduced spread of bacteria. This results in less cross-contamination and therefore a lower cell count and fewer cases of mastitis.
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