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How one dairy farm in North Yorkshire tackled mastitis with more space

A focus on improving cow space and comfort, has helped the Pattinson family reduce clinical mastitis cases on-farm

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
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Somatic cell counts are down at  Willow Tree 51AVÊÓÆµsince the changes.
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Somatic cell counts are down at Willow Tree 51AVÊÓÆµsince the changes.

Father and son duo Howard and Tom Pattinson milk 265 Holsteins at Willow Tree Farm, near Northallerton, North Yorkshire. Calving all year-round, the cows are milked twice a day through a herringbone...

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