Milk somatic cell count, composition and yield of multi-breed dairy cattle in Ethiopia
Mastitis is highly prevalent and causes significant economic loss in the Ethiopian dairy industry. An important aspect of monitoring dairy cow health and milk quality is understanding somatic cell count (SCC), composition and milk yield. This study aimed to evaluate milk SCC, composition, yield, and...
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| author | Chernet, T.F. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Meseret, Selam Negussie, E. Mrode, Raphael A. Tarekegn, G.M. Edea, Z. Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher Ekine-Dzivenu, Chinyere C. Tera, A. Tessema, T.S. |
| author_browse | Chernet, T.F. Edea, Z. Ekine-Dzivenu, Chinyere C. Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher Meseret, Selam Mrode, Raphael A. Negussie, E. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Tarekegn, G.M. Tera, A. Tessema, T.S. |
| author_facet | Chernet, T.F. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Meseret, Selam Negussie, E. Mrode, Raphael A. Tarekegn, G.M. Edea, Z. Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher Ekine-Dzivenu, Chinyere C. Tera, A. Tessema, T.S. |
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| description | Mastitis is highly prevalent and causes significant economic loss in the Ethiopian dairy industry. An important aspect of monitoring dairy cow health and milk quality is understanding somatic cell count (SCC), composition and milk yield. This study aimed to evaluate milk SCC, composition, yield, and factors associated with the quality traits of Ethiopian dairy farms. A total of 3269 milk samples were collected from 1719 cows across 201 herds. The overall means and standard deviations of loge-transformed somatic cell score (SCS), fat, protein, lactose, and test day milk yield were 12.39 ± 1.61 cells/mL, 2.68 ± 1.71%, 3.17 ± 0.24%, 4.75 ± 0.36%, and 10.45 ± 5.04 litres, respectively. The results showed that 40.7% of the analysed milk samples had the SCC class ≤ 200x103 cells/mL. SCS was negatively correlated with milk yield and composition but moderately positively correlated with electrical conductivity (r = 0.41). Lactation stage, breed, parity, herd size and altitude significantly influenced most milk parameters, except fat content, which was unaffected by parity (p > 0.05). In conclusion, the highest SCS was recorded in this study. An increase in SCS negatively affects both milk yield and composition. Therefore, breed selection and herd management should focus on reducing the SCC to improve milk yield and quality. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1593642025-10-26T12:53:12Z Milk somatic cell count, composition and yield of multi-breed dairy cattle in Ethiopia Chernet, T.F. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Meseret, Selam Negussie, E. Mrode, Raphael A. Tarekegn, G.M. Edea, Z. Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher Ekine-Dzivenu, Chinyere C. Tera, A. Tessema, T.S. cattle dairying milk Mastitis is highly prevalent and causes significant economic loss in the Ethiopian dairy industry. An important aspect of monitoring dairy cow health and milk quality is understanding somatic cell count (SCC), composition and milk yield. This study aimed to evaluate milk SCC, composition, yield, and factors associated with the quality traits of Ethiopian dairy farms. A total of 3269 milk samples were collected from 1719 cows across 201 herds. The overall means and standard deviations of loge-transformed somatic cell score (SCS), fat, protein, lactose, and test day milk yield were 12.39 ± 1.61 cells/mL, 2.68 ± 1.71%, 3.17 ± 0.24%, 4.75 ± 0.36%, and 10.45 ± 5.04 litres, respectively. The results showed that 40.7% of the analysed milk samples had the SCC class ≤ 200x103 cells/mL. SCS was negatively correlated with milk yield and composition but moderately positively correlated with electrical conductivity (r = 0.41). Lactation stage, breed, parity, herd size and altitude significantly influenced most milk parameters, except fat content, which was unaffected by parity (p > 0.05). In conclusion, the highest SCS was recorded in this study. An increase in SCS negatively affects both milk yield and composition. Therefore, breed selection and herd management should focus on reducing the SCC to improve milk yield and quality. 2024-12-31 2024-11-07T08:36:32Z 2024-11-07T08:36:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159364 en Open Access Informa UK Limited Chernet, T.F., Mwai, O., Meseret, S., Negussie, E., Mrode, R., Tarekegn, G.M., Edea, Z., Gebreyohanes, G., Ekine-Dzivenu, C., Tera, A. and Tessema, T.S. 2024. Milk somatic cell count, composition and yield of multi-breed dairy cattle in Ethiopia. Cogent Food & Agriculture 10(1): 2421957. |
| spellingShingle | cattle dairying milk Chernet, T.F. Okeyo Mwai, Ally Meseret, Selam Negussie, E. Mrode, Raphael A. Tarekegn, G.M. Edea, Z. Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher Ekine-Dzivenu, Chinyere C. Tera, A. Tessema, T.S. Milk somatic cell count, composition and yield of multi-breed dairy cattle in Ethiopia |
| title | Milk somatic cell count, composition and yield of multi-breed dairy cattle in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Milk somatic cell count, composition and yield of multi-breed dairy cattle in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Milk somatic cell count, composition and yield of multi-breed dairy cattle in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Milk somatic cell count, composition and yield of multi-breed dairy cattle in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Milk somatic cell count, composition and yield of multi-breed dairy cattle in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | milk somatic cell count composition and yield of multi breed dairy cattle in ethiopia |
| topic | cattle dairying milk |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/159364 |
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