Investigation of udder health and milk quality parameters of dairy farms in Northern Cyprus. Part I: SCC and bacteriologic examination

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine herd udder health and milk quality status of all 138 dairy farms in Northern Cyprus. For this purpose, somatic cell counts were measured, and bacteriological isolations were performed monthly for one year in bulk tank milk belonging to 138 dairy farms. The median value of bulk tank milk somatic cell counts was calculated as 521.583 cells/ml (>400.000 cells/ml). After bacteriological isolation and identification, Coagulase Negative Staphylococci from 22.73%; Bacillus spp. from 18.68%; S. aureus from 16.55%; S. dysgalactiae from 11.53%; S. uberis from 8.14%; S. agalactiae from 7.62%; E. coli from 7.44%; Micrococcus spp. from 1.81%; Pseudomonas spp. from 1.49%; Enterobacteriaceae spp. from 0.90%; Proteus spp. from 0.85%; Aeromonas spp. from 0.58%; Yeast from 0.53%; Pasteurella spp. from 0.47%, Alcaligenes spp. from 0.41%; and Corynebacterium spp. from 0.29% of the samples were isolated. In conclusion, it was therefore determined that there are important health problems in the dairy farms of Northern Cyprus in terms of udder health

Keywords

• Bacteriological examination
• dairy farm
• Northern Cyprus
• somatic cell count
• udder health

Kuzey Kıbrıs’taki sütçü işletmelerde meme sağlığı ve süt kalitesi parametrelerinin araştırılması.Bölüm I: SHS ve bakteriyolojik muayene

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı Kuzey Kıbrıs’taki sütçü inek işletmelerinin sürü meme sağlığı ve süt kalitesi durumunu ortaya koymaktı. Bu amaçla 138 işletmeye ait tank sütünden bir yıl süreyle, ayda bir kez somatik hücre sayımı ve bakteriyolojik izolasyon yapıldı. Ortalama tank sütü somatik hücre sayısı medyan değeri 521.583 hücre/ml (>400.000 hücre/ml) olarak tespit edildi. Bakteriyolojik izolasyon ve identifikasyon sonucunda örneklerin %22.73’ünden koagulaz negatif stafilokoklar, %18.68 Bacillus spp., %16.55’inden S. aureus, %11.53’ünden S. dysgalactiae, %8.14’ünden S. uberis, %7.62’sinden S. agalactiae, %7.44’ünden E. coli, %1,81’inden Micrococcus spp., %1.49’undan Pseudomonas spp., %0.90’ından Enterobacteriaceae spp., %0.85’inden Proteus spp., %0.58’inden Aeromonas spp., %0.53’ünden Mayalar, %0.47’sinden Pasteurella spp., %0.41’inden Alcaligenes spp. ve %0.29’undan Corynebacterium spp. bakteriler izole edildi. Sonuç olarak, Kuzey Kıbrıs’taki sütçü inek işletmelerinde meme sağlığı yönünden önemli problemler olduğu tespit edildi

Keywords

• Bakteriyolojik muayene
• Kuzey Kıbrıs
• meme sağlığı
• somatik hücre sayısı
• sütçü işletme

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