Tackling SCC: The Irish position and recent work Finola Mc Coy Moorepark.

Tackling SCC:The Irish position and recent

work

Finola Mc Coy

Moorepark

“I don’t get much mastitis but I have a high cell count……”

SCC

Bacteria

infection

“well, there’s nothing in it for me.......why should I bother?”

94 cows, 40 hectare farm:

150,000 cells/ml 350,000 cells/mlMilk sold 510,000 483,000

Milk Solids total 35,984 34,034

Culling % 20.3 25.9

Total costs €162,800 €169,192

Milk receipts €142,706 €134,958

Profit €21,107 €8,526

Profit/kgMS 0.59 0.25

=€133 profit/cow

“It’s too difficult......nothing works......I can’t change it.....”

Vet

Milking machine technician

Milk

Quality

advisor

Farmers

Teagasc

advisor

€uroMilk-Team Work

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Pilot group compared to all Glanbia suppliersAverage bulk SCC 2000 - July 2010

Mastitis treatments

38

22

05

1015202530354045

cases treated

aver

age

case

s/10

0 co

ws

2008

2009

Average cost per farm

0.00

5,000.00

10,000.00

15,000.00

20,000.00

25,000.00

30,000.00

35,000.00

1

Euro 2008 2009

€5,000 gain per farm

Example of 1st action plan

Recommended task Person Done

1. Draw up treatment plan, for use at drying off

FMC X

2. Machine service (including report) and liner change

SC X

3. Wear gloves at milking DH X

4. Increase teat spray use-1L/milking DH/PH X

5. Attend milking-assess teat end condition and milking routine

FMC/JC

categories as percentage of all tasks (431) set

0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

1

Machine

Diagnosis

Hygiene

Biosecurity

Treatment

milking routine

Control contagious spread

Communications

Environment

Data Analysis

teat condition

Teat disinfection coverage

-50

-30

-10

10

30

50

70

90

% te

ats

teats missed teats completely covered tolerance target

teat disinfectant applied

02

46

810

1214

1618

ml/c

ow/m

ilkin

g

quantity used target (to achieve full coverage)

Technical resources IT solutions (ICBF) Identify knowledge gapsSocial research-drivers/constraints

Agreed, clear & consistent messages-best science & practice

Farm advisor

Veterinarypractitioner

Milk quality advisor

Machine technician

Discussion group

Discussion group

Discussion group

Discussion group

Agreed science & practice

A partnership approach

Teagasc adviser

Vet

FarmerMilk

ing

Machin

e

Technici

anMilk Quality

Adviser

Industry targetsTechnical resources

Communication strategy

Phase 1-discussion group pilotMilk Quality AwardsService provider networks & capabilitiesProgramme evaluation

Tackling SCC: The Irish position and recent work Finola Mc Coy Moorepark.

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