Follow these tips for a clean and hygienic environment:

• Environmental bacteria love moist, dirty environments, so it is important to maintain clean and dry bedding, cubicles, yards and passageways
• Ensure there is good ventilation in your cows winter housing as a humid environment is perfect for bacteria to thrive
• Keep water troughs away from the bedding to avoid it becoming waterlogged
• Keep a head rail on the cubicle to prevent cows lying too far forward and soiling the bedding.
• Keep cows tails trimmed, especially in cubicle housing, to avoid flicking muck onto udders.
• Dry cows are high-risk animals, particularly if they start to leak milk, leaving the teat canal open to infection