A report on the prevalence of clinical mastitis and the somatic cell distribution associated with machine milking in a one-sided

Author: K.P. Walsh
Year: 1985
Issue: 4
Volume: 15
Page: 173 - 175

A study was made of the incidence of clinical and subclinical mastitis in the Cedara dairy herd consisting of 110 Friesland cows. It involved an analysis of 103 cases of clinical mastitis which occurred over 4 years and the random sampling of milk from 20 cows for a somatic cell count (SCC). The results showed a distinct bias (68%) to right-quarter abnormalities.

 

Keywords: cluster detachment, machine milking, mastitis
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