Monitoring udder health and milk quality using somatic cell counts

Y Schukken, D Wilson, F Welcome… - Veterinary …, 2003 - hal.science
In this article the use of somatic cell counts for monitoring udder health and milk quality is
discussed. Somatic cell count dynamics at quarter, cow, herd and population level are …

[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Redefining raw milk quality—Evaluation of raw milk microbiological parameters to ensure high-quality processed dairy products

NH Martin, RL Evanowski, M Wiedmann - Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Raw milk typically has little bacterial contamination as it leaves the udder of the animal;
however, through a variety of pathways, it can become contaminated with bacteria …

[HTML][HTML] Bovine mastitis in Finland 2001—prevalence, distribution of bacteria, and antimicrobial resistance

A Pitkälä, M Haveri, S Pyörälä, V Myllys… - Journal of dairy …, 2004 - Elsevier
A nationwide survey was conducted in Finland to estimate prevalence of bovine mastitis,
distribution of mastitis pathogens, and in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of different mastitis …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for monitoring bulk tank milk somatic cell and bacterial counts

BM Jayarao, SR Pillai, AA Sawant, DR Wolfgang… - Journal of dairy …, 2004 - Elsevier
This study was conducted to establish guidelines for monitoring bulk tank milk somatic cell
count and bacterial counts, and to understand the relationship between different bacterial …

Understanding and using somatic cell counts to improve milk quality

PL Ruegg, JCF Pantoja - Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research, 2013 - JSTOR
The production of high quality milk is a requirement to sustain a profitable dairy industry and
somatic cell count (SCC) values are routinely used to identify subclinical mastitis and define …

Comparison of some indirect screening tests for detection of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows.

N Sharma, V Pandey… - Bulgarian Journal of …, 2010 - search.ebscohost.com
A total of 335 quarter milk samples from crossbred dairy cows were subjected to California
mastitis (CMT), sodium lauryl sulphate (SLST), and somatic cell count (SCC) tests. CMT …

Clinical findings in sheep farms affected by recurrent bacterial mastitis

G Marogna, S Rolesu, S Lollai, S Tola, G Leori - Small ruminant research, 2010 - Elsevier
This study was aimed to investigate the relationships existing between clinical findings and
bacterial entities isolated from milk of dairy sheep affected by mastitis. The influence of other …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of bulk tank milk samples from Danish dairy herds based on real-time polymerase chain reaction identification of mastitis pathogens

J Katholm, TW Bennedsgaard, MT Koskinen… - Journal of dairy …, 2012 - Elsevier
Results of a commercial real-time PCR analysis for 11 mastitis pathogens from bulk tank
milk (BTM) samples from all 4,258 Danish dairy herds in November 2009 to January 2010 …

[PDF][PDF] Somatic cell count as an indicator of udder health status under modern dairy production: A review.

A Sharif, G Muhammad - Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2008 - researchgate.net
Mastitis, an important disease of dairy animals, influences the quality and quantity of milk.
Penetration of pathogenic microorganisms in the teat canal irritates and invades the delicate …

[PDF][PDF] Mastitis bovina: generalidades y métodos de diagnóstico

OF Fernández Bolaños… - Revista …, 2012 - produccion-animal.com.ar
La mastitis bovina es una respuesta inflamatoria de la glándula mamaria a una agresión.
Ejerce un gran impacto en la producción animal, bienestar animal y la calidad de la leche …