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An economic analysis of high milk somatic cell counts in dairy cattle in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Mastitis in dairy cattle can lead to significant financial losses due to a reduction in milk yield, the withdrawal period after treatment when milk cannot be sold, and an increase in somatic cell count (SCC) which can reduce the milk's per liter commercial value. Dairy cooperatives point at hig...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9672387/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36406083 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.958163 |
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author | Dejyong, Tosapol Chanachai, Karoon Immak, Nathawit Prarakamawongsa, Tippawon Rukkwamsuk, Theera Tago Pacheco, Damian Phimpraphai, Waraphon |
author_facet | Dejyong, Tosapol Chanachai, Karoon Immak, Nathawit Prarakamawongsa, Tippawon Rukkwamsuk, Theera Tago Pacheco, Damian Phimpraphai, Waraphon |
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description | Mastitis in dairy cattle can lead to significant financial losses due to a reduction in milk yield, the withdrawal period after treatment when milk cannot be sold, and an increase in somatic cell count (SCC) which can reduce the milk's per liter commercial value. Dairy cooperatives point at high-SCC problems as an important factor leading to suboptimal levels of milk quantity and quality. This study aims at describing farm characteristics and milking practices associated with high SCC, identifying risk factors, and assessing the economic loss due to high SCC in three dairy cooperatives in Chiang Mai, Thailand. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 208 dairy cattle farms from July to September 2018. Structured interviews were conducted to collect the data. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the degree of association between factors and high SCC. A retrospective cost assessment of high SCC was conducted to estimate the losses in affected farms, and two potential coping strategies were assessed: (1) culling and (2) treating the cow. More than 12% of farms had high SCC (SCC > 500,000 cells/ml). Inappropriate vacuum pressure and inappropriate pulsation rate of milking machines were identified as significant risk factors according to the multiple logistic regression (P < 0.01). Both factors can decrease the natural protection of teat tissue, increasing the likelihood of bacterial infection. The average economic loss of high SCC in affected farms was 557 USD for a three-month period. When comparing response strategies (i.e., treatment vs. culling), treating the affected cow was found to be more cost-effective. With a probability of successful treatment of 54%, treating an affected cow leads to 1,158.7 USD in gains over 3 years (vs. doing nothing). The results of this economic analysis can be used to advocate to cooperatives the value of veterinarians and for investigating and treating cases of mastitis. |
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spelling | pubmed-96723872022-11-19 An economic analysis of high milk somatic cell counts in dairy cattle in Chiang Mai, Thailand Dejyong, Tosapol Chanachai, Karoon Immak, Nathawit Prarakamawongsa, Tippawon Rukkwamsuk, Theera Tago Pacheco, Damian Phimpraphai, Waraphon Front Vet Sci Veterinary Science Mastitis in dairy cattle can lead to significant financial losses due to a reduction in milk yield, the withdrawal period after treatment when milk cannot be sold, and an increase in somatic cell count (SCC) which can reduce the milk's per liter commercial value. Dairy cooperatives point at high-SCC problems as an important factor leading to suboptimal levels of milk quantity and quality. This study aims at describing farm characteristics and milking practices associated with high SCC, identifying risk factors, and assessing the economic loss due to high SCC in three dairy cooperatives in Chiang Mai, Thailand. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 208 dairy cattle farms from July to September 2018. Structured interviews were conducted to collect the data. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the degree of association between factors and high SCC. A retrospective cost assessment of high SCC was conducted to estimate the losses in affected farms, and two potential coping strategies were assessed: (1) culling and (2) treating the cow. More than 12% of farms had high SCC (SCC > 500,000 cells/ml). Inappropriate vacuum pressure and inappropriate pulsation rate of milking machines were identified as significant risk factors according to the multiple logistic regression (P < 0.01). Both factors can decrease the natural protection of teat tissue, increasing the likelihood of bacterial infection. The average economic loss of high SCC in affected farms was 557 USD for a three-month period. When comparing response strategies (i.e., treatment vs. culling), treating the affected cow was found to be more cost-effective. With a probability of successful treatment of 54%, treating an affected cow leads to 1,158.7 USD in gains over 3 years (vs. doing nothing). The results of this economic analysis can be used to advocate to cooperatives the value of veterinarians and for investigating and treating cases of mastitis. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9672387/ /pubmed/36406083 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.958163 Text en Copyright © 2022 Dejyong, Chanachai, Immak, Prarakamawongsa, Rukkwamsuk, Tago Pacheco and Phimpraphai. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Veterinary Science Dejyong, Tosapol Chanachai, Karoon Immak, Nathawit Prarakamawongsa, Tippawon Rukkwamsuk, Theera Tago Pacheco, Damian Phimpraphai, Waraphon An economic analysis of high milk somatic cell counts in dairy cattle in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
title | An economic analysis of high milk somatic cell counts in dairy cattle in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
title_full | An economic analysis of high milk somatic cell counts in dairy cattle in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
title_fullStr | An economic analysis of high milk somatic cell counts in dairy cattle in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
title_full_unstemmed | An economic analysis of high milk somatic cell counts in dairy cattle in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
title_short | An economic analysis of high milk somatic cell counts in dairy cattle in Chiang Mai, Thailand |
title_sort | economic analysis of high milk somatic cell counts in dairy cattle in chiang mai, thailand |
topic | Veterinary Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9672387/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36406083 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.958163 |
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