A short course to be held during the NMC Regional Meeting will provide dairy herd managers with practical training and information on mastitis prevention and control. The preconference short course, scheduled for Tuesday, May 22 in Visalia, California, precedes the main program which will be held Wednesday, May 23. [Details here.]
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SCC Averaged 288,000 in 2006
April 13, 2007
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During 2006, average SCC in U.S. herds enrolled in Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) somatic cell testing was 288,000. This compares to 296,000 in 2005. The percentages of herds that exceeded 750,000, 600,000, 500,000, and 400,000 during 2006 were 3.9%, 8.3%, 14.3% and 25.2%, respectively. The current SCC limit in the U.S. is 750,000.
The trend for SCC’s over the last five years are encouraging. Hopefully average SCC will continue to decline in the future due to both genetic selection and improved management practices.
