Abstract
Relationship between Somatic Cell Count and Different Microbial and Chemical Quality Parameters of Bulk Tank Milk
Highlights
Milk is a nutritious food containing many essential nutrients
Considering the bulk tank milk (BTM) is an accurate and effective approach for evaluating the milk quality at the herd level, and it is useful for the detection and identification of contagious bacteria in cows affected by subclinical mastitis (Azevedo et al, 2016)
Our study revealed that 66.36% and 31.78% of the examined BTM samples complied to the requirements of the Egyptian (SCC not > 750x103) and the European specifications (SCC not > 400x103), respectively
Summary
Milk is a nutritious food containing many essential nutrients. This composition is changed by physiological factors including species and breed of the animal, season, feed and stage of lactation. It is affected by the healthy status of the mammary glands and the general animal health. Somatic cells are normal constituents of milk that is infiltrated from the blood during lactation. Any intra-mammary infection results in influx of somatic cells, predominantly polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN), from the blood into the mammary gland as they serve as a part of the defense system and assist in repairing damaged tissues. Somatic cell count (SCC) is considered as an important tool for detection of subclinical mastitis (Alhussien and Dang, 2018)
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