Large portion of Ireland’s dairy herd may be struggling with mastitis
Mastitis, or udder infection, generally leads to an increase in bulk milk somatic cell count (BMSCC), and is an important cause of reduced milk quality. Research led by UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, guided by the technical working group of CellCheck now cautions that improvements in national milk quality seem to have “plateaued”. As such, some veterinary scientists have warned that the criteria for the eligibility of Irish herds to…