Drying-off Management

This guide details the critical transition period for dairy cows, covering factors related to the udder, the individual cow, and the herd. It addresses the welfare of the dairy cow, including stress factors such as pain, nutrition, and heat, while offering strategies for infection prevention, including various drying-off methods, dry cow therapy, teat protection, and environmental management.

1. Udder quarter-related factors; 2. Cow-related factors; 3. Herd-related factors; 4. Welfare of the dairy cow (Consequences of drying-off, Stress factors); 5. Strategies to prevent new infections (Drying-off methods, Dry cow therapy, Teat protection, Nutritional management, Environmental control, Epidemiological control); 6. References