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Northern Valley Dairy Production Medicine Center


Office Hours:

Monday-Friday
7:30 AM-5:00 PM

Saturday
8:00 AM-12:00 PM

​Sunday-Closed

24-hour Emergency Service
900 N. Wabasha, Plainview, Minnesota 55964 (507) 534-4356
Milk Quality Columns
Prototheca Genotypes: Beware of Positive Bulk Tank Samples
Bulk Tank Cultures: Your Monthly Report Card
Non-Coliform Gram-Negatives on Bulk Tank Milk Cultures
Non-Coliforms Exceeding Goal Levels: Actions to Take
Mastitis: Defying Common Sense
Culture-Based Mastitis Treatment
Intramammary Infusion Procedures
What Does "No Growth" Mean?
​​Minimize the Summer Increase in Bulk Tank SCC
Towel Laundering Tips

Since fall 2012, we have been writing milk quality columns for Plainview Milk Products Cooperative's newsletter, Moo News.
(Clicking on the date will open a PDF file of the column.)
Microfiber Care Instructions
Making Mastitis Treatment Decisions: Cow Factors
We are posting them here for everyone to access.
Prevention of Winter Teat Damage
Herpes Mammallitis
Managing Sore, Chapped, or Cracked Teats
Chlorine Dioxide Teat Dip Rotation
Collecting Individual Quarter Milk Samples for Culture
Composite Sampling
Grade 1 Mastitis: Mild, But Important
Forestripping: Many Benefits, No Downsides
Partial Insertion Technique
CMT for Detection of Quarters with Subclinical Mastitis
Is PCR Testing of Bulk Tank Milk Useful?
Dry Cow Therapy
Leaking Milk Does Not Equal Good Letdown
More About Milk Letdown
Tactile Stimulation for Good Milk Letdown
You Can't Get Teats Dry With Wet Towels
Streak Canal Closure After Milking