Join us for an NMC webinar presented by Dr. Paul Virkler, What Can You Learn From Teat Scoring On Your Dairy?
Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM - Chicago time
Teat scoring can provide valuable insights into the milking event and the environmental influences on the teat skin on your dairy. This webinar will cover the topic of teat scoring and include a look at the NMC resources available to help you interpret what you find. It will also cover the topic of open lesions and provide an update on the NMC survey on this topic.
Dr. Paul Virkler was born and raised on a small dairy farm in Lewis County, NY. He attended Cornell University where he obtained both his BS and DVM and then spent seven years as a cattle veterinarian at Attica Veterinary Associates in Western NY. He subsequently worked at DeLaval as a technical services veterinarian covering North America and then at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center in the Veterinary Support Services unit. Currently Dr. Virkler is working as an extension veterinarian for Quality Milk Production Services where he provides science based advice to dairy producers and their veterinarians as an integral part of their udder health and milk quality teams. He also teaches milk quality related courses and is involved in ongoing applied research in the area of udder health, milking equipment, mastitis, and milk quality.
