@conference {40987,
	title = {The effect of dairy herd management and milking practices on milk quality.},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {58},
	year = {1998},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {56-60},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {A mail survey to 200 dairy company suppliers in July 1996 received a 46\% response. Certain practices (e.g. SAMM (Seasonal Approach to Managing Mastitis) plan) reported by seasonal supply farmers were compared with their company{\textquoteright}s milk quality records for the 1995/96 year. An indicator of udder health was Bulk Milk Somatic Cell Count (BSCC). Mean BSCC (1995/96 lactation) for survey respondents was 217,000 cells/mL. 35\% achieved a seasonal average BSCC<150,000 cells/mL; 3\% had BSCC>400,000 cells/mL. Milksolids per hectare was significantly (p<0.01) and negatively correlated with BSCC. "Low BSCC" suppliers (<120,000 cells/mL) reported using similar dairy husbandry and milking procedures to the 65\% of suppliers with BSCC above 150,000 cells/mL. 45 \% with BSCC<250,000 cells/mL consciously used the SAMM plan compared to 22\% among those with BSCC>250,000 (p<0.05). Farm dairy hygiene, detection and treatment of mastitis infection (lactating or dry cow therapy), drying-off and culling of selected cows remain important practices for maintaining milk quality. },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Londono-Gutierrez P and Anderson WJ}
}
