Dairy
Somatic cell count (SCC) can often start to rise in the few months of the lactation due to harsher weather, difficult grazing conditions...
If your somatic cell count (SCC) is beginning to creep up at this time of the year, it should not be ignored, as it is more than likely....
Any increase in somatic cell count SCC above 100,000 cells/ml is associated with a reduction in animal performance and will have...
Milk recording is seen as one of the most important tasks to be carried out on any dairy farm, even though there is still a large number...
Dairy Technical
The majority of dairy farms are now in the depths of the calving season, but a focus needs to be placed on cell counts.
The milk recording of cows has a vital role to play on dairy farms, with the information obtain being invaluable to dairy farmers.
The CMT has a vital role to play on farms as the number of cows calving increases and the milk production season kicks off on farms.
A rise in somatic cell count (SCC) in a bulk tank at this time of the year should not be ignored. There are countless issues that could...
Controlling somatic cell counts (SCC) is a key component to suppling high quality milk and is impacted by a number of factors.
It is important to get on top of SCC issues before they get out of hand, to avoid infections spreading to other healthy animals.
The importance of recording health data has been highlighted by the ICBF which has pointed to the cost high cell count herds can have.
Turning a blind eye to animals with a high somatic cell count (SCC) could prove to be a very costly exercise, according to AHI.
Mastitis can be a costly problem on Irish farms. High levels of SCC (somatic cell count) can adversely affect the processability of milk.
Turning a blind eye to animals with a high somatic cell count i.e. sub-clinically infected, could prove to be a very costly exercise
Having a Somatic Cell Count (SCC) of between 200,000 and 400,000 is not good enough
