Animal Medicine Record
Keep a medicines book that answers the two questions that actually get asked: what went into which animals, and when they are clear.
LK-04 1 page
Livestock and smallholding · LK-47
Mastitis Case and Cell Count Record
A free printable mastitis record: every clinical case by cow and quarter, the CMT or cell count, treatment as prescribed, milk-clear date and repeat cases.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
See the true level of mastitis in the herd, mild and untreated cases included. Repeat cows and problem quarters then show up on paper instead of being half remembered.
Who it is for
Dairy farmers, herd managers and milkers in any size of herd, and smallholders milking a house cow or two.
How to use it
- Write the severity scale, where your cell counts come from and what counts as a repeat case at the top before the first line.
- Fill in a line the day a case is found, ticking every quarter affected, even if you decide not to treat it.
- Copy the treatment from the prescription and the milk-clear date from the product label, never from memory.
- At the end of each month, count new and repeat cases into the tally and add cows in milk and the bulk count from your own figures.
- Take the repeat cows to your next herd health review with the vet.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: Every clinical case on one line, by cow and quarter, the mild and untreated ones included: the CMT or cell count result, the treatment as prescribed, the date her milk is clear and whether she has had it before.
Your scale, your vet's treatment. No cell count threshold, severity grade, treatment or withdrawal period is printed. Name the severity scale your farm and vet use, copy each treatment and its withdrawal from the prescription and the product label, and write down the mild cases left untreated: they are part of the herd's true count.
Write-on lines: Herd or holding · Year · Recorded by · Vet practice · Severity scale used · Cell counts from · CMT scale used · A repeat case is
Cases — tick each quarter affected: front left, front right, rear left, rear right
Also printed: Quarter · Date · Cow · Severity · CMT, SCC · Treatment · Milk clear · Outcome · Repeat · found · tag or no. · your scale · result · as prescribed · date, from label · cured, culled
Page 2
Also printed: Quarter · Date · Cow · Severity · CMT, SCC · Treatment · Milk clear · Outcome · Repeat · found · tag or no. · your scale · result · as prescribed · date, from label · cured, culled
Monthly tally — cases counted from the lines above; cows in milk and bulk count from your own figures
Also printed: Month · Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec · New cases · Repeat cases · Cows in milk · Bulk cell count
Write-on lines: Cows with repeat cases, to talk through with the vet · Reviewed on · With
Questions
Why are there no cell count limits or treatment details printed?
Because what counts as a high cell count, which cases are treated and with what, and how long milk is withheld all come from your vet, your milk buyer and the product label, and differ between farms and countries. The sheet records your figures beside each case instead.
Should mild cases nobody treated go on the sheet?
Yes. A record that only holds treated cases makes the herd look better than it is and hides the cows that keep flaring up. The severity column lets you write them down as mild without suggesting they were treated.
How is this different from the animal medicine record?
The medicine record is the legal-style record of every medicine given to any animal. This sheet follows mastitis itself, quarter by quarter and cow by cow, including cases that got no medicine at all. Treated cases belong on both.
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