Table 2.
Swabbing procedure carried out before and after teat preparation for six pre-milking teat preparation procedures
| Application description | Management period | Before teat preparation** | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Day 2 | ||||
| No of swabs* | No of teats | No of swabs* | No of teats | ||
| Wash/dry | Indoor | 10 | 39 | 10 | 39 |
| Outdoor | 10 | 38 | 10 | 39 | |
| Iodine | Indoor | 10 | 40 | 10 | 37 |
| Outdoor | 10 | 38 | 10 | 38 | |
| Chlorhexidine | Indoor | 10 | 39 | 10 | 39 |
| Outdoor | 10 | 40 | 10 | 39 | |
| Chlorine | Indoor | 10 | 38 | 10 | 39 |
| Outdoor | 10 | 40 | 10 | 38 | |
| Wipes | Indoor | 10 | 39 | 10 | 39 |
| Outdoor | 10 | 39 | 10 | 38 | |
| No preparation | Indoor | 10 | 39 | 10 | 38 |
| Outdoor | 10 | 37 | 10 | 38 | |
* = one swab per cow, ** = all repeated after teat preparation