If autogenous bacterins are so effective, why aren’t they more popular?
Commercial vaccines are readily available and take little planning to acquire. Autogenous bacterins, on the other hand, are custom made for your herd and cannot be purchased right off the shelf. Therefore, the dairyman plays an important role in the development and inventory of his herd’s autogenous bacterin. You select the cows to draw diagnostic milk samples to isolate the mastitis causing bacteria. It is recommended to resample at least every 5-6 months to update and keep your bacterin current. Ordering product must be planned. U.S.D.A. regulations allow us to produce your first serial as soon as possible (usually takes about 3 weeks after organisms are isolated).
