Drying Off in a New Era – Post Conference Resources

Thank you for attending the CellCheck conference – ‘Drying Off in a New Era’. This webpage hosts shareable resources for discussion groups, on-farm conversations or for farm staff to use, along with conference presentations.

AHI Resources

CellCheck Winter Housing Checklist

Cell Count Solutions Consult Farmer Flyer

Dry Cow Consult Farmer Flyer

Common Problems at Drying Off – Farmer FAQ’s

Dynamics of Infection During the Dry Period

Why Milk Record Brochure

All CellCheck Resources

Farmer Group Meetings

While we have reached capacity for these funded events, due to demand, some advisors are arranging independent farmer group meetings. If you are interested, please contact your local farm or milk advisor to discuss.

Conference Booklet

Click on the image below to access the Conference Booklet

Conference Presentations

Session 1 - Lowering SCC and the move to Selective Dry Cow Therapy: Why?

‘A OneHealth Approach to AMR, changes to regulation and antimicrobial use’ – Caroline Garvan, Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspector

‘Benefits of lower SCC: from economics to farm management’- Laurence Shalloo, Head of the Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Programme, Teagasc

‘Benefits of lower SCC: from economics to farm management’ – Michelle McGrath, CellCheck Assistant Programme Manager, Animal Health Ireland

Session 2 - Reducing antimicrobial use at drying off: How?

‘Conversations for change’- Alison Burrell, Chartered Health Psychologist, Animal Health Ireland

‘The latest national and international research and on-farm decision making for SDCT’- CellCheck Technical Working Group

‘Getting the best from milk samples’- Alan Johnson, Senior Research Officer, DAFM Regional Veterinary Laboratories

Session 3 - Progress from here and abroad

‘Learnings from the TASAH Dry Cow Consults 2018-2023 and recent trends in antibiotic use in Ireland’- Finola McCoy, CellCheck Senior Programme Manager, Animal Health Ireland

‘Arwain DGC – Implementing a national Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for Wales’ – Gwen Rees, Lecturer in Veterinary Science, Aberystwyth University; Veterinary Development Manager, Mentera

Video Presentations