
doi: 10.1136/vr.158.3.106
pmid: 16428670
SIR, – I would like to warn other practitioners about the over-zealous use of gas equipment for singeing udders. Singeing has become a popular way of trimming excess hair from the udders of dairy cows. Excess hair traps dirt, increasing the risk of environmental mastitis and faecal contamination
Veterinary Medicine, Dairying, Mammary Glands, Animal, Consumer Product Safety, Animals, Cattle, Female, Animal Welfare, Burns, Mastitis, Bovine
Veterinary Medicine, Dairying, Mammary Glands, Animal, Consumer Product Safety, Animals, Cattle, Female, Animal Welfare, Burns, Mastitis, Bovine
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