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Consequence of changing standards for somatic cell count on US Dairy Herd Improvement herds

Consequence of changing standards for somatic cell count on US Dairy Herd Improvement herds. Abstr . 352. U.S. milk quality measures. Bulk tank somatic cell count (BT-SCC) Monitored by USDA Data from 4 of 10 Federal Milk Orders (FMO) Accounts for nearly 50% of U.S. milk supply

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Consequence of changing standards for somatic cell count on US Dairy Herd Improvement herds

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  1. Consequence of changing standards for somatic cell count on US Dairy Herd Improvement herds Abstr. 352

  2. U.S. milk quality measures • Bulk tank somatic cell count (BT-SCC) • Monitored by USDA • Data from 4 of 10 Federal Milk Orders (FMO) • Accounts for nearly 50% of U.S. milk supply • Herd test-day somatic cell count (TD-SCC) • Herds in DHI • Accounts for 94% of U.S. DHI herds

  3. U.S. DHI TD SCC (all breeds)

  4. BT-SCC limits

  5. U.S. versus E.U. SCC monitoring Program characteristic U.S. E.U. SCC sample Individual farm Individual farm BT-SCC limit 750K cells/mL 400K cells/mL Value used Consecutive monthly BT-SCC Geometric mean of 3 monthly BT-SCC Producer suspension 3 of 5 consecutive samples over limit 4 consecutive 3-month means over limit

  6. Export concerns • E.U. change in SCC sampling point from bulk truck or plant silo to individual farm • 3-month mean (E.U.) used as single reference for period, which allows more time to reduce future SCC • Geometric mean (E.U.) mathematically lower than arithmetic mean (U.S.) and requires recalculation

  7. SCC noncompliance comparison • Current E.U. and U.S. SCC standards as well as 3 NMPF proposed standards • Percentage of herds • Percentage of milk supply • Examined by month and herd size

  8. Data • SCS converted to SCC for 14,854 DHI herds • Herd requirements • 15–26 tests (Jan. 2009 – Oct. 2010) • ≥10 cows for all test days • Herd TD-SCC used as proxy for BT-SCC • Each cow SCC weighted by her TD milk yield

  9. SCC herd noncompliance – month

  10. SCC milk noncompliance – month

  11. SCC noncompliance – means* *November 2009 – October 2010

  12. SCC herd noncompliance – herd size

  13. Conclusions • E.U. changes in SCC enforcement led to reconsideration of stricter U.S. standards • If 400K U.S. SCC limits were used, noncompliance would be higher than if current E.U. standard was applied • For U.S. producers to meet stricter SCC standards, sound management and culling for milk quality need to be emphasized

  14. Opinion • There has been a surprisingly large decline in SCC in the U.S. and we believe it’s because of the required payment for quality (on SCC) in 4 FMO plus other voluntary incentives in the other markets. • We hope that whatever regulations are enacted in the future will not disrupt the success of the SCC incentives that seems to be working.

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