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Udder health and milking technology on the Hungarian large-scale dairy farms

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: The aim of this study was to survey the milk yield, milk quality and milking technology on Hungarian large-scale (>50 cows) dairy farms and to evaluate the possible impact of milking parlour type on milk production and quality (somatic cell count).The survey was performed by using a questionnaire on 377 Hungarian dairy farms in 2017.Farms were categorized according to their milking parlour types (herringbone, parallel, carousel and others).The average SCC on the Hungarian dairy farms was high (405,199 SCC/ml).Farms using herringbone milking system had the lowest milk quality (429.240SCC/ml) and milk yield (27.01 kg/day).The type of milking parlour had an impact on milk quality (p=0.05) and milk yield (p=0.03).

Source: Gradus

DOI: 10.47833/2020.2.agr.021

Authors: Dorottya Ivanyos, Attila Monostori, Csaba Németh, István Fodor, László Ózsvári

Institution: University of Veterinary Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows

Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: European Commission, Széchenyi István Egyetem, European Social Fund