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Top Milk

Promoting healthy animals and ​
evidence-based antibiotic usage.​
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ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP

Our primary mission is to perform and communicate research that helps dairy farmers maintain healthy cattle and use antimicrobials in a way that is both economically and socially responsible. We emphasize development and implementation of practical strategies that help farmers prevent infectious bacterial diseases that may require antibiotic treatments.



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Prevention of Mastitis

Learn about management strategies to prevent mastitis, improve milk quality, and enhance animal welfare and farm profitability.

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Mastitis Detection and Diagnosis

Learn about detection of clinical and subclinical mastitis, and diagnosis of the pathogens producing the disease to manage mastitis in a herd.

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Treatment of Mastitis 

Learn how to make responsible choices about antibiotic use for treatment of mastitis and dry cow therapy.

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Monitoring Udder Health

Learn about milk quality key performance indicators and strategies to monitor udder health.

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Other topics

Learn about management strategies to minimize mastitis in heifers, dairy sheep, and dairy goats. Also, find information about animal welfare, bedding strategies, organic dairy farms, and more.

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Milking Performance

Learn about the impact on milking performance to produce high quality milk and the science behind effective and efficient milking routines. 

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