Effect of organic teat sanitizers on Udder hygiene and milk quality of dairy animals
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2022-01-10
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Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu (J&K)
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The present study was aimed to know condition of udder hygiene in lactating dairy animals of Jammu region and to study effect of organic teat sanitizers on udder health. The present study was conducted in Jammu district (32.73ON 74.87O E) that spread over 10 Blocks viz. R.S.Pura, Satwari, Jammu North, Miran Sahib, Marh, Mandal, Suchetgarh, Jammu South, Jammu West and tehsil Jammu. From each block, 15 dairy farmers were selected and from these ten cows were randomly picked for collection of milk sample, thus giving a sample size of 100 for studying the cow side tests, somatic cell and total bacterial count. The udder hygiene status was studied by means of physical examination of udder and analysis of milk samples. The results obtained gave elaborate understandings of the udder hygiene practices followed by the dairy owners and its impact on the quality of milk. The results of the percentage distribution shows that nearly half of the dairy farmers under the study practice pre-milking cleaning of animal. The study of survey data revealed a large number of dairy owners (83%) wash hands before milking. The effect of pre-milking cleaning on CMT,SCC, SPC and CC for the cleaning of animals with water before milking in dairy animals were 1.30±0.23, 5.43±0.69, 6.15±0.11 and 6.63±0.86, respectively. The study also showed significant association of udder hygiene score on CMT, SCC, SPC and CC suggesting monitoring udder hygiene could a good managemental practice to assess udder health condition of animals. The effect of organic teat sanitizers was evaluated on CMT, SCC, SPC and CC of dairy animals. The results showed significant reduction of CMT score but no significant effects was observed on parameters such as SCC, SPC and CC, however there was decrease in values with progression of experiment. Thus further studies are required for more sound conclusions.