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Welcome to the Across the Fence Newsletter from the Dairy Division of IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Across the Fence has a new focus, containing news and information specific to antibiotic residue screening, milk safety and the dairy industry. With 4,500 employees in 14 countries, IDEXX is a worldwide leader in certified antibiotic residue screening in milk. We hope you will find the updated newsletter helpful in achieving our common goal: a safe and wholesome milk supply.

To ensure that the newsletter contains information useful to your work, we would like your suggestions for future issues.

What topics would you like to know more about? Please e-mail your suggestions to: dairymarketing@idexx.com

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IDEXX Laboratories
Attention: Sheena St. Hilaire
One IDEXX Drive
Westbrook, ME 04092, USA

New to the Dairy Team


Terry Fisher

Meet Terry Fisher, Marketing Manager. Terry joins IDEXX Laboratories from the United States & Foreign Commercial Service, US Department of Commerce, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Terry designed marketing plans for more than 200 New Hampshire companies planning to expand internationally. Terry holds a BA in biology, as well as an MBA and MSc in international business. Terry will be visiting customers throughout the USA, Canada and the rest of the world to ensure that our new products under development meet customer needs very closely. He will also be developing marketing programs and promotions worldwide. Finally, he is a key part of strategy development to continue to accelerate the growth of the IDEXX Dairy Division.

Ten Common Reasons Antibiotic
Contamination Occurs in Bulk-Tank Milk1
  1. Milk from a treated cow was accidentally routed into the pipeline.
  2. An antibiotic-treated dry cow was unintentionally milked.
  3. A milking unit was used to milk an antibiotic-treated cow before being used to milk untreated cows. The milking unit was not cleaned and sanitized between uses.
  4. An owner did not know that newly purchased lactating cows had been treated with antibiotics before purchase.
  5. One-quarter of a cow’s udder was treated for mastitis and the milk withheld from the bulk tank. However, milk from the other three-quarters was NOT withheld and was permitted to enter the pipeline.
  6. Equipment used to milk treated cows was handled carelessly; for example, the vacuum used to operate dump-milk buckets was also used to operate the milk pipeline.
  7. All antibiotic-treated dry cows were milked last, but the milk line was not diverted from the bulk tank.
  8. A cow was treated with antibiotics in an extra-label fashion, causing residues to remain in the milk. Cows treated in an extra-label fashion should be tested individually.
  9. Medicated feed was accidentally mixed into the lactating-cow feed.
  10. Cows drank from a medicated footbath.
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Supported by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture Dairy and Food Inspection Division, the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical and Population Sciences, the Minnesota Milk Producer’s Association and the Minnesota Veterinary Medical Association.
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