Evaluating Wisconsin dairy producer compliance and potential eligibility for international markets under existing European Union and United States Grade “A” bulk tank somatic cell count compliance criteria

Food Policy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 150-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darand L. Borneman ◽  
Steve Ingham
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
European Union ◽  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
International Markets ◽  
Bulk Tank

scholarly journals Farm business and operator variables associated with bulk tank somatic cell count from dairy herds in the southeastern United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 100 (11) ◽  
pp. 9298-9310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. DeLong ◽  
Dayton M. Lambert ◽  
Susan Schexnayder ◽  
Peter Krawczel ◽  
Mark Fly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Dairy Herds ◽  
Bulk Tank ◽  
Farm Business

scholarly journals Herd management and social variables associated with bulk tank somatic cell count in dairy herds in the eastern United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 98 (11) ◽  
pp. 7650-7665 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.L. Schewe ◽  
J. Kayitsinga ◽  
G.A. Contreras ◽  
C. Odom ◽  
W.A. Coats ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Dairy Herds ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
Herd Management ◽  
Bulk Tank

scholarly journals Consequence of alternative standards for bulk tank somatic cell count of dairy herds in the United States

2011 ◽  
Vol 94 (12) ◽  
pp. 6243-6256 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.D. Norman ◽  
J.E. Lombard ◽  
J.R. Wright ◽  
C.A. Kopral ◽  
J.M. Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dairy Herds ◽  
Bulk Tank

scholarly journals Herd Management Practices and Their Association with Bulk Tank Somatic Cell Count on United States Dairy Operations

2007 ◽  
Vol 90 (8) ◽  
pp. 3652-3659 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.R. Wenz ◽  
S.M. Jensen ◽  
J.E. Lombard ◽  
B.A. Wagner ◽  
R.P. Dinsmore
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Herd Management ◽  
Bulk Tank

scholarly journals Associations of risk factors with somatic cell count in bulk tank milk on organic and conventional dairy farms in the United States

2013 ◽  
Vol 96 (6) ◽  
pp. 3689-3702 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.M. Cicconi-Hogan ◽  
M. Gamroth ◽  
R. Richert ◽  
P.L. Ruegg ◽  
K.E. Stiglbauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
The United States ◽  
Bulk Tank Milk ◽  
Bulk Tank

Effects of season, milking routine and cow cleanliness on bacterial and somatic cell counts of bulk tank milk

2011 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maddalena Zucali ◽  
Luciana Bava ◽  
Alberto Tamburini ◽  
Milena Brasca ◽  
Laura Vanoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Bacterial Count ◽  
Cold Season ◽  
Plate Count ◽  
Bulk Tank Milk ◽  
Somatic Cell Counts ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Bulk Tank

The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of season, cow cleanliness and milking routine on bacterial and somatic cell counts of bulk tank milk. A total of 22 dairy farms in Lombardy (Italy) were visited three times in a year in different seasons. During each visit, samples of bulk tank milk were taken for bacterial and somatic cell counts; swabs from the teat surface of a group of cows were collected after teat cleaning and before milking. Cow cleanliness was assessed by scoring udder, flanks and legs of all milking cows using a 4-point scale system. Season affected cow cleanliness with a significantly higher percentage of non-clean (NC) cows during Cold compared with Mild season. Standard plate count (SPC), laboratory pasteurization count (LPC), coliform count (CC) and somatic cell count, expressed as linear score (LS), in milk significantly increased in Hot compared with Cold season. Coagulase-positive staphylococci on teat swabs showed higher counts in Cold season in comparison with the other ones. The effect of cow cleanliness was significant for SPC, psychrotrophic bacterial count (PBC), CC and Escherichia coli in bulk tank milk. Somatic cell count showed a relationship with udder hygiene score. Milking operation routine strongly affected bacterial counts and LS of bulk tank milk: farms that accomplished a comprehensive milking scheme including two or more operations among forestripping, pre-dipping and post-dipping had lower teat contamination and lower milk SPC, PBC, LPC, CC and LS than farms that did not carry out any operation.

scholarly journals Haptoglobin and serum amyloid A in relation to the somatic cell count in quarter, cow composite and bulk tank milk samples

2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Åkerstedt ◽  
Karin Persson Waller ◽  
Åse Sternesjö
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Serum Amyloid A ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Serum Amyloid ◽  
Bulk Tank Milk ◽  
Amyloid A ◽  
Milk Samples ◽  
Bulk Tank

Milk somatic cell count (SCC) is the gold standard in diagnosis of subclinical mastitis, and is also an important parameter in quality programmes of dairy cooperatives. As routine SCC analysis is usually restricted to central laboratories, much effort has been invested in the search for alternative biomarkers of mastitis and milk quality, including the presence in the milk of the acute phase proteins (APP), haptoglobin (Hp) and serum amyloid A (SAA). The aim of this study was to investigate relationships between Hp, SAA and SCC in quarter, cow composite, and bulk tank milk samples. Cows (n=165), without any clinical signs of disease or abnormalities in the milk or udder, from three different dairy farms, were used. Cow composite milk samples from all cows delivering milk at the sampling occasion were taken once in each herd. In one of the farms, representative quarter milk samples (n=103) from 26 cows were also collected. In addition, bulk tank milk samples from 96 dairy farms were included in the study. Samples were analysed for Hp, SAA and SCC, and relationships between the parameters were evaluated at quarter, cow and tank milk levels using Chi-square analysis. Milk samples were categorized according to their SCC, and the presence, or no presence, of SAA and Hp, based on the detection limits of the screening methods (0·3 mg/l and 1·0 mg/l for SAA and Hp, respectively). Hp and SAA were found in milk at quarter, cow composite and bulk tank levels. A large proportion (53%) of the animals had detectable milk concentrations of APP, and SAA was detected more frequently, and at higher concentrations than Hp, regardless of sample type. SAA was detected in as many as 82% of the bulk tank milk samples. Significant relationships were found between Hp, SAA and SCC at quarter and cow composite milk levels, but only between SAA and SCC at bulk tank milk level. Detectable levels of APP were more common at high SCC.

scholarly journals A Simulation of Strategies to Lower Bulk Tank Somatic Cell Count Below 500,000 per Milliliter

1998 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 694-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.G. Allore ◽  
H.N. Erb ◽  
L.W. Schruben ◽  
P.A. Oltenacu
Keyword(s):  
Somatic Cell ◽  
Cell Count ◽  
Somatic Cell Count ◽  
Bulk Tank
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