The milking routine and its effect on milk quality

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Intramammary infections Innate response Somatic cell counts

3. The mastitis organisms and their impacts on milk quality Contagious organisms Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus agalactiae Mycoplasma spp. Protothecas spp. Environmental organisms Coliforms Escherichia coli Klebsiella spp. Enterobacter aerogenes Proteus spp. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

4. The milking routine and its effect on milk quality Premilking procedures Postmilking procedures

5. The milking machine and its impact on milk quality

6. The environment and its impact on milk quality Farm environment hygiene Cow cleanliness

7. Dry cow therapy Benchmarking milk quality and mastitis Troubleshooting

8. The human factor

9. The economics of mastitis 10. Conclusions