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49. All dairy producers should adhere to the NIRD/CVL Five Point Plan, which together with good stockmanship will help control mastitis infection (paragraph 203).
50. Mastitis control should be part of herd health monitoring with targets set for incidence (paragraph 204).
51. Monitoring and recording of antibiotic tube usage should be an integral part of herd monitoring and should include tubes used per herd and per individual cow (paragraph 205).
52. Controls for summer mastitis should include control of flies (particularly from July to September), use of eartags impregnated with insecticide, sprays or pour-on preparations and avoidance of high risk pastures (paragraph 208).
53. If summer mastitis occurs as a significant herd problem, veterinary advice should be sought and a suitable control programme implemented (paragraph 209).
54. A planned approach should be agreed, with the owner's veterinary surgeon to prevent and control the introduction of infectious disease to the herd by bought-in replacement cattle (paragraph 221).
55. Inexperienced or unskilled staff should be trained in the administration of treatments, such as injections or oral boluses, where damage may be caused to animals if given incorrectly (paragraph 224).
56. Animals suffering from debilitating incurable, diseases (such as BVD and Johnes disease) should be identified and culled as early as possible. They should not be left until they become emaciated and recumbent (paragraph 227).