The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between udder and leg hygiene scores of lactating dairy cattle and measures of subclinical mastitis. Study animals (n = 1250) consisted of lactating dairy cows from eight commercial dairy farms. Herds were enrolled during December 2000 and January 2001 and were visited bimonthly for a total of five visits per herd. Udder and leg hygi...

OBJECTIVE To develop a simple system for scoring hygiene in dairy cattle and determine whether hygiene scores were associated with individual cow somatic cell scores (SCSs). DESIGN Observational study. ANIMALS 1,191 cows. PROCEDURE With the aid of a chart containing line drawings and descriptive text, hygiene scores ranging from 1 (clean) to 5 (dirty) were assigned for 5 body areas: tail ...

A simple method developed and validated by Dr. Pamela Ruegg (Schreiner and Ruegg, 2003) for scoring udder hygiene has proved an invaluable tool to monitor the effect of the cow environment on udder cleanliness. Udder hygiene scores showed a significant association between poor udder hygiene and increasing individual cow linear score and the prevalence of intramammary infection with an environme...

in this retrospective study the recorded data from 75 dairies 2932 cows with papillomatous digital dermatitis “pdd” were considered and a simple scoring system for assessing cow cleanliness was used to determine whether hygiene scores were correlated with individual pdd cow. screening cows at the parlor by using a water hose method and verification the case following inspecting restrained cows ...

108 milk samples were collected to study the relationship of somatic cell counts (SCC) and milk composition with milking methods and udder hygiene from 27 Holstein Frisian (HF) dairy cows having moderate milk yield in mid-lactation and parity of 2 to 4, at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Peshawar dairy farm. All animals were randomly distributed into three categories on the basis of ...

108 milk samples were collected to study the relationship of somatic cell counts (scc) and milk composition with milking methods and udder hygiene from 27 holstein frisian (hf) dairy cows having moderate milk yield in mid-lactation and parity of 2 to 4, at khyber pakhtunkhwa agricultural university peshawar dairy farm. all animals were randomly distributed into three categories on the basis of ...

In this article an on-farm monitoring approach on udder health is presented. Monitoring of udder health consists of regular collection and analysis of data and of the regular evaluation of management practices. The ultimate goal is to manage critical control points in udder health management, such as hygiene, body condition, teat ends and treatments, in such a way that results (udder health par...

The unhygienic handling practices in traditional camel milk production and in the informal camel milk trade represent serious obstacles for the introduction of modern dairy processing and marketing. The successful adaptation of pastoral subsistence production to the needs of an improved camel milk production and marketing system will depend, to a large extent, on safeguarding the milk quality a...

BACKGROUND:Mastitis is the most economically importantdisease in dairy industry worldwide. Bulk tank milk (BTM)analysis has been suggested for monitoring the udder healthstatus at herd level. OBJECTIVES: A cross-sectional study wasconducted to evaluate udder health status in 15 Holstein dairyfarms located in Qom province. METHODS: Bulk tank somaticcell count (BTMSCC) was analyzed using opto-flu...