DRY-OFF PROTOCOL
SELECTIVE DRY-OFF: SALVALAT ASCIUTTA AND PAPILLA SEAL
The selective dry-off protocol using Salvalat Asciutta and Papilla Seal has been developed to improve the efficiency of the dry period management while minimizing antibiotic use, in line with current guidelines on combating antimicrobial resistance.
DRY-OFF PROTOCOL
6–7 days before the dry-off period, it is essential to:
- Perform the California Mastitis Test (CMT) to assess udder health.
- Identify positive quarters and review the clinical history of the cow:
- Any episodes of mastitis during lactation
- Increased somatic cell count during lactation
- Available bacteriological analyses and antibiograms
INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
- COWS WITH NEGATIVE CMT IN ALL QUARTERS
- Reduce milk production using appropriate herd management strategies.
- On the day of dry-off, repeat the CMT.
- If the CMT remains negative:
- Disinfect the teat tip with cotton and alcohol
- Insert Papilla Seal (1 tube per quarter)
- Proceed with a film-forming post-dipping for added protection
- (See video for correct application)
Livestock / Udder Hygiene
A solution for intramammary care, designed to prevent an increase in somatic cell counts in milk and reduce chronic diseases.
Livestock / Udder Hygiene
A high-quality product developed to maximise efficiency in managing cow health during the dry period. Not a medicinal product.
- COWS WITH POSITIVE CMT (< 500,000 CELLS/ML) WITHOUT PREVIOUS MASTITIS EPISODES
- Treat the positive quarters with Salvalat Asciutta
- Gradually reduce milk production
- Empty the affected quarters once a day until dry-off
- Apply Papilla Seal as described in point 1
- COWS WITH POSITIVE CMT (> 500,000 CELLS/ML) AND PREVIOUS MASTITIS EPISODES
- Treat the positive quarters with Salvalat Asciutta
- Gradually reduce milk production
- Empty the affected quarters once a day until dry-off
- Administer a dry cow antibiotic (according to the farm’s antibiogram)
- Apply Papilla Seal as described in point 1
- If mastitis is chronic, consider a systemic antibiotic treatment