Milk Quality and Quality control for semen

Somatic Cell Counts: Friends Or Foes

Speaking at a recent Pfizer press briefing on somatic cell counts (SCC), Dr Ynte Hein Schukken from Cornell University said that somatic cells are a crucial part of the normal function of a healthy cow. Written by Charlotte Johnston, TheCattleSite junior editor.

Milk Quality in Israel

Cost-efficient production of milk is the first indispensable step towards the survival of dairy operators, farmers and processors alike -but the real challenge goes far beyond and regards the market as a whole, including eventual particularities of consumer demand and taste. Since the milk produced on the farm constitutes the exclusive raw material for the entire dairy industry, the accent is on quality. In recent months, the board of directors* of the Israel Dairy Board (IDB) decided and ratified the new standards for milk quality, for the time being at the dairy plant gate.