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@vets delight DRY COW THERAPY : dry period (drying to calving: 60days) The dry period should last for about 60 days irrespective of whether the cow is still producing a lot of milk. Attempts should be made to minimize stress to the cow during the drying especially for high yielders. Ways of drying cows:  • The feed intake should be reduced to maintenance level by withdrawing the concentrates and for high yielders, feed on low quality forages (eg straw) to reduce milk synthesis. • For low yielding cows, just stop milking. Pressure builds up in udder and milk production is cut off. • If cow is a high yielder, practice intermittent milking i.e. skip some milking times (milk only in mornings) so as to reduce milk synthesis due to pressure build up in udder while reducing feed intake. • Water can be temporarily withdrawn for very high yielders to reduce milk synthesis. • After cessation of milking, treat (infuse) all the quarters with long acting antibiotics to prev