Factors Influencing Milk Quality and Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Herds Housed in Compost-Bedded Pack Barn System

KF Nogara, M Busanello, QG Tavares, JA De Assis… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Our study evaluated relationships among bedding characteristics, milk
quality and composition, and subclinical mastitis occurrence in dairy herds housed in …

[HTML][HTML] Comparisons of recycled manure solids and wood shavings/sawdust as bedding material—Implications for animal welfare, herd health, milk quality, and …

KH Jeppsson, M Magnusson, SB Nilsson… - Journal of Dairy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing shortages and costs of common bedding materials have led dairy farmers in
Sweden to consider using recycled manure solids (RMS), which are readily available and …

Methods of processing recycled manure solids bedding on Midwest dairy farms II: Relationships between bedding characteristics and bedding bacterial count

FP Mosca, S Godden, E Royster… - The Bovine …, 2024 - bovine-ojs-tamu.tdl.org
The first objective of this study was to identify bedding characteristics associated with
bedding bacterial count (BBC) in ready-to-use (RTU) recycled manure solids (RMS). The …

Bedding material for dairy cows: effect on udder health and milk quality

A Manning - Livestock, 2024 - magonlinelibrary.com
Bedding materials are often considered as part of a mastitis investigation. Dry matter content
and bacteriological counts provide useful insight into bedding quality, and coliform counts …