ECONOMIC EFFECTS RELATED TO MASTITIS IN DAIRY COW PRODUCTION

Edit Mikó, Virág Nagypál, Zsanett Tóth, Jozsef Horvath

Abstract


The mastitis of high producing cows causes the largest economic and production loss. Due to the disease, the amount of produced milk will reduce. This milk cannot be sold as food. Besides the milk loss, additional losses such as cost of treatment and  higher labour demand also occur. It is commonly noticed that one of the main reasons of culling is the unfavorable mastitis status of the herds. In practice there are many ways of reducing mastitis, but these are mostly in the direction of treatment rather than prevention. Providing favourable environmental conditions for cattle is an essential part of prevention. This research is based on impact analysis of newly developed milking system on milk quality parameters (before and after the installation). Data were collected at Pilot Farm of  University of Szeged Faculty of Agriculture.

In August 2016, Surepulse system inserts was installed equipped with pulsation adjustments. On March 2017 Calf 35 system was installed. During this period comprehensive data were collected for teat scores and SCC. The aim of the study was to examine the impact of Surepulse inserts, liners and  Calf 35 system on SCC and milk production  from viewpoint of economic efficiency

Keywords


dairy cow economy; SCC; milk yied; milking system

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