Somatic cells count in cow's bulk tank milk

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 681-686

  Olechnowicz, Jan ^a   Jaśkowski, Jedrzej M ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bulk tank milk; Microbiological quality; Risk factor; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; QUALITY CONTROL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE;

EID: 84863797311     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.11-0506     Document Type: Review

References (44)

1. Berry, D. P., O'Brien, B., O'Callagan, E. J., Sullivan, K. O. and Meaney, W. J. 2006. Temporal trends in bulk tank somatic cell count and total bacterial count in Irish dairy herds during the past decade. J. Dairy Sci. 89: 4083-4093. [Medline] [CrossRef]
2. Bradley, A. J., Breen, J. E., Payne, B. and Green, M. J. 2011. A comparison of broad-spectrum and narrow-spectrum dry cow therapy used alone and in combination with a teat sealant. J. Dairy Sci. 94: 692-704. [Medline] [CrossRef]
3. Breen, J. E., Bradley, A. J. and Green, M. J. 2009. Quarter and cow risk factors associated with a somatic cell count greater than 199,000 cells per milliliter in United Kingdom dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 3106-3115. [Medline] [CrossRef]
4. Dufour, S., Fréchette, A., Barkema, H. W., Mussell, A. and Scholl, D. T. 2011. Invited review: effect of udder health management practices on herd somatic cell count. J. Dairy Sci. 94: 563-579. [Medline] [CrossRef]
5. Elmoslemany, A. M., Keefe, G. P., Dohoo, I. R. and Dingwell, R. T. 2009. Microbiological quality of bulk tank raw milk in Prince Edward Island dairy herds. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 4239-4248. [Medline] [CrossRef]
6. Elmoslemany, A. M., Keefe, G. P., Dohoo, I. R. and Jayaro, B. M. 2009. Risk factors for bacteriological quality of bulk tank milk in Prince Edward Island dairy herds. Part 2: bacteria count-specific risk factors. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 2644-2652. [Medline] [CrossRef]
7. Elmoslemany, A. M., Keefe, G. P., Dohoo, I. R., Wichtel, J. J., Stryhn, H. and Dingwell, R. T. 2010. The association between bulk tank milk analysis for raw milk quality and on-farm management practices. Prev. Vet. Med. 95: 32-40. [Medline] [CrossRef]
8. Gargouri, A., Hamed, H. and ElFeki, A. 2008. Total and differential bulk cow milk somatic cell counts and their relation with lipolysis. Livest. Sci. 113: 274-279. [CrossRef]
9. Green, M. J., Bradley, A. J., Newton, H. and Browne, W. J. 2006. Seasonal variation of bulk milk somatic cell counts in UK dairy herds: investigations of the summer rise. Prev. Vet. Med. 74: 293-308. [Medline] [CrossRef]
10. Hagnestam-Nielsen, C., Emanuelson, U., Berglund, B. and Strandberg, E. 2009. Relationship between somatic cell count and milk yield in different stages of lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 3124-3133. [Medline] [CrossRef]
11. Hamed, H., El Feki, A. and Gargouri, A. 2008. Total and differential bulk cow milk somatic cell counts and their relation with antioxidant factors. C. R. Biol. 331: 144-151. [Medline] [CrossRef]
12. Hamilton, C., Emanuelson, U., Forslund, K., Hansson, I. and Ekman, T. 2006. Mastitis and related management factors in certified organic dairy herds in Sweden. Acta Vet. Scand. 48: 11. [Medline] [CrossRef]
13. Haskell, M. J., Langford, F. M., Jack, M. C., Sherwood, L., Lawrence, A. B. and Rutherford, K. M. D. 2009. The effect of organic status and management practices on somatic cell counts on UK dairy farms. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 3775-3780. [Medline] [CrossRef]
14. Ingham, S. C., Hu, Y. and Ané, C. 2011. Comparison of bulktank standard plate count and somatic cell count for Wisconsin dairy farms in three size categories. J. Dairy Sci. 94: 4237-4241. [Medline] [CrossRef]
15. Jayarao, B. M., Pillai, S. R., Sawant, A. A., Wolfgang, D. R. and Hegde, N. V. 2004. Guidelines for monitoring bulk tank milk somatic cell and bacterial counts. J. Dairy Sci. 87: 3561-3573. [Medline] [CrossRef]
16. Kelly, A. L., Tiernan, D., O'Sullivan, C. and Joyce, P. 2000. Correlation between bovine milk somatic cell count and polymorphonuclear leukocyte level for samples of bulk milk and milk from individual cows. J. Dairy Sci. 83: 300-304. [Medline] [CrossRef]
17. Lievaart, J. J., Kremer, W. D. J. and Barkema, H. W. 2007. Short communication: comparison of bulk milk, yield-corrected, and average somatic cell counts as parameters to summarize the subclinical mastitis situation in dairy herd. J. Dairy Sci. 90: 4145-4148. [Medline] [CrossRef]
18. Lievaart, J. J., Reneau, J. K., Kremer, W. D. J. and Barkema, H. W. 2011. Short communication: influence of sampling interval on the accuracy of predicting bulk milk somatic cell count. J. Dairy Sci. 94: 804-807. [Medline] [CrossRef]
19. Lindmark-Månsson, H., Bränning, C., Aldén, G. and Paulsson, M. 2006. Relationship between somatic cell count, individual leukocyte populations and milk components in bovine udder quarter milk. Int. Dairy J. 16: 717-727. [CrossRef]
20. Lukas, J. M., Reneau, J. K. and Kinsel, M. L. 2008. Predicting somatic cell count standard violations based on herd's bulk tank somatic cell count. Part I: analyzing variation. J. Dairy Sci. 91: 427-432. [Medline] [CrossRef]
21. Madouasse, A., Huxley, J. N., Browne, W. J., Bradley, A. J. and Green, M. J. 2010. Somatic cell count dynamics in a large sample of dairy herds in England and Wales. Prev. Vet. Med. 96: 56-64. [Medline] [CrossRef]
22. Malek dos Reis, C. B., Barreiro, J. R., Moreno, J. F. G., Porcionato, M. A. F. and Santos, M. V. 2011. Evaluation of somatic cell count thresholds to detect subclinical mastitis in Gyr cows. J. Dairy Sci. 94: 4406-4412. [Medline] [CrossRef]
23. Müller, U. and Sauerwein, H. 2010. A comparison of somatic cell count between organic and conventional dairy cow herds in West Germany stressing dry period related changes. Livest. Sci. 127: 30-37. [CrossRef]
24. Pantoja, J. C. F., Hulland, C. and Ruegg, P. L. 2009. Dynamics of somatic cell counts and intramammary infections across the dry period. Prev. Vet. Med. 90: 43-54. [Medline] [CrossRef]
25. Pantoja, J. C. F., Hulland, C. and Ruegg, P. L. 2009. Somatic cell counts status across the dry period as a risk factor for the development of clinical mastitis in the subsequent lactation. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 139-148. [Medline] [CrossRef]
26. Pantoja, J. C. F., Reinemann, D. J. and Ruegg, P. L. 2011. Factors associated with coliform count in unpasteurized bulk milk. J. Dairy Sci. 94: 2680-2691. [Medline] [CrossRef]
27. Pantoja, J. C. F., Reinemann, D. J. and Ruegg, P. L. 2009. Associations among milk quality indicators in raw bulk milk. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 4978-4987. [Medline] [CrossRef]
28. Reyher, K. K., Dufor, S., Barkema, H. W., Des Côteaux, L., DeVries, T. J., Dohoo, I. R., Keefe, G. P., Roy, J. P. and Scholl, D. T. 2011. The national cohort of dairy farms-a data collection platform for mastitis research in Canada. J. Dairy Sci. 94: 1616-1626. [Medline] [CrossRef]
29. Ryšánek, D. and Babák, V. 2005. Bulk tank milk somatic cell count as an indicator of the hygiene status of primary milk production. J. Dairy Res. 72: 400-405. [Medline] [CrossRef]
30. Ryšánek, D., Babák, V., Sládek, Z. and Toman, M. 2001. Variations among inbred heifers in the activities of polymorphonuclear leucocytes from the mammary gland and blood. J. Vet. Med. B 48: 31-41. [CrossRef]
31. Ryšánek, D., Zouharova, M. and Babák, V. 2009. Monitoring major mastitis pathogens at the population level based on amination of bulk tank milk samples. J. Dairy Res. 76: 117-123. [Medline] [CrossRef]
32. Sant'Anna, A. C. and Paranhos da Costa, M. J. R. 2011. The relationship between dairy cow hygiene and somatic cell count in milk. J. Dairy Sci. 94: 3835-3844. [Medline] [CrossRef]
33. Santos, M. V., Ma, Y. and Barbano, D. M. 2003. Effect of somatic cell count on proteolysis and lipolysis in pasteurized fluid milk during shelf-life storage. J. Dairy Sci. 86: 2491-2503. [Medline] [CrossRef]
34. Schukken, Y. H., Wilson, D. J., Welcome, F., Garrison-Tikofsky, L. and Gonzales, R. N. 2003. Monitoring udder health and milk quality using somatic cell counts. Vet. Res. 34: 579-596. [Medline] [CrossRef]
35. Skrzypek, R., Wójtowski, J. and Fahr, R. D. 2004. Factors affecting somatic cell count in cow bulk tank milk-a case study from Poland. J. Vet. Med. A Physiol. Pathol. Clin. Med. 51: 127-131. [Medline] [CrossRef]
36. Smith, K. L., Harrison, J. E., Hancock, D. D., Todhunter, D. A. and Conrad, H. R. 1984. Effect of vitamin E and selenium supplementation on incidence of clinical mastitis and duration of clinical symptoms. J. Dairy Sci. 67: 1293-1300. [Medline] [CrossRef]
37. Smith, K. L., Hogan, J. S. and Weiss, W. P. 1997. Dietary vitamin E and selenium affect mastitis and milk quality. J. Anim. Sci. 75: 1659-1665. [Medline]
38. Souto, L. I. M., Minagawa, C. Y., Telles, E. O., Garbuglio, M. A., Amaku, M., Melville, P. A., Dias, R. A., Sakata, S. T. and Benites, N. R. 2010. Correlation between mastitis occurrence and the count of microorganisms in bulk raw milk of bovine dairy herds in four selective culture media. J. Dairy Res. 77: 63-70. [Medline] [CrossRef]
39. Suriyasathaporn, W., Vinitketkumnuen, U., Chewonarin, T., Boonyayatra, S., Kreausukon, K. and Schukken, Y. H. 2006. Higher somatic cell counts resulted in higher malondialdehyde concentrations in raw cows' milk. Int. Dairy J. 16: 1088-1091. [CrossRef]
40. Tadich, N., Kruze, J., Locher, G. and Greek, L. E. 2003. Risk factors associated with BMSCC greater than 200,000 cells/ml in dairy herds in southern Chile. Prev. Vet. Med. 58: 15-24. [Medline] [CrossRef]
41. van Schaik, G., Green, L. E., Guzmán, D., Esparza, H. and Tadich, N. 2005. Risk factors for bulk milk somatic cell counts and total bacterial counts in smallholder dairy farms in the 10th region of Chile. Prev. Vet. Med. 67: 1-17. [Medline] [CrossRef]
42. Velthuis, A. G. J. and van Asseldonk, M. A. P. M. 2011. Process audits versus product quality monitoring of bulk milk. J. Dairy Sci. 94: 235-249. [Medline] [CrossRef]
43. Wickström, E., Persson-Walter, K., Lindmark-Månsson, H. and Sternesjö, A. 2010. Short communication: relationships between α-lactalalbumin and quality traits in bulk milk. J. Dairy Sci. 93: 4577-4581. [Medline] [CrossRef]
44. Wickström, E., Persson-Walter, K., Lindmark-Månsson, H., Östensson, K. and Sternesjö, Å. 2009. Relationship between somatic cell count, polymorphonuclear leucocyte count and quality parameters in bovine bulk tank milk. J. Dairy Res. 76: 195-201. [Medline] [CrossRef]