Associations between udder and skin cleanliness and somatic cell counts, yield and composition of milk of Polish Holstein-Friesian Black-and-White cows in the autumn-winter season

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dc.abstract.enThe aim of this study was to determine the associations between the cleanliness of the udder and skin of the hind part of the body and somatic cell counts in milk, milk yield, and milk composition in Polish Holstein-Friesian Black-and-White cows in autumn and winter. During test-day milking in the milking parlour a visual inspection of each animal was performed to evaluate the cleanliness of the udder, underbelly, tail base, upper hind limbs, and lower hind limbs. Soiling on the skin with faeces in each analysed part of the cow’s body had a significant effect on the somatic cell count in the milk. The results of the study indicate that among the body parts analysed, the cleanliness status of the hind quarters of the udder had the greatest influence on the SCC in milk. In addition, increased soiling of the skin of the underbelly, tail base, and upper and lower parts of the hind limbs significantly reduced the contents of protein, casein, and dry matter in milk.
dc.affiliationWydział Medycyny Weterynaryjnej i Nauk o Zwierzętach
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Hodowli Zwierząt i Oceny Surowców
dc.affiliation.instituteWydziałowa Pracownia Komputerowa
dc.contributor.authorPytlewski, Jarosław
dc.contributor.authorAntkowiak, Ireneusz Ryszard
dc.contributor.authorStanisławski, Daniel
dc.date.access2025-12-17
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-22T12:26:57Z
dc.date.available2025-12-22T12:26:57Z
dc.date.copyright2022-06-20
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>The aim of this study was to determine the associations between the cleanliness of the udder and skin of the hind part of body and somatic cell counts in milk as well as milk yield and its composition in Polish Holstein-Friesian Black-and-White cows in the autumn-winter season. Animals were kept in the freestall cubicle barn with access to a hardened surface outdoor run. In the roofed part the run was regularly bedded with barley straw. In the milking parlour during test milkings each animal was subjected to a visual inspection performed to evaluate the cleanliness status of the udder, the underbelly, tail base, as well as the upper part of the hind limbs and the lower part of the hind limbs. Soiling on the skin with feces in each analysed cow’s body section had a significant effect on the somatic cell counts in milk. Results of this study indicate a greater effect of the cleanliness status of the hind quarters of the udder on the SCC in milk. An increased degree of soiling on the skin in the underbelly, tail base as well as the upper and lower parts of the hind limbs significantly reduced the contents of protein, casein and dry matter in milk. </jats:p>
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dc.description.number2
dc.description.points70
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume18
dc.identifier.doi10.5604/01.3001.0015.8825
dc.identifier.eissn2720-6076
dc.identifier.issn1733-7305
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/6478
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://zootechnical.com/article/158825
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofAnimal Science and Genetics
dc.relation.pages23 - 40
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.endairy cows
dc.subject.enskin cleanliness
dc.subject.ensomatic cell count (SCC) in milk
dc.subject.enyield and composition of milk
dc.subject.enautumn/winter season
dc.titleAssociations between udder and skin cleanliness and somatic cell counts, yield and composition of milk of Polish Holstein-Friesian Black-and-White cows in the autumn-winter season
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