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over 7 years ago

GB MILK HYGIENE

Bactoscan levels for October averaged at 27,000/ml, the same as the previous month and 1,000/ml more than October 2015. Average Bactoscan levels for the 2015 year stood at 26,000/ml, the same as the 2014 average.

SCC levels averaged 173,000/ml in October, 6,000/ml less than the previous month and 7,000/ml more than in October 2015. For the 2015 year, the average cell count stood at 162,000/ml, 5,000/ml below the 2014 average of 167,000/ml.

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Average GB Milk Quality

Bactoscan ('000 per ml)

  

2012

2013

2014

 2015

2016

January

33

30

27

27

27

February

32

30

27

27

25

March

31

31

26

27

25

April

30

30

26

25

27

May

28

26

25

23

25

June

28

25

25

23

25

July

29

25

24

24

 26 

August

29

25

 24  26 26

September

28

25

24 26 27

October

29

25

26 26 27

November

31

28

27

29

 

December

31

27

28 29  

Yearly Average

30

27

26 26  

Cell Count ('000 per ml)

  

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

January

179

169

165

154

158

February

177

168

161

156

159

March

178

172

161

 158 

161

April

182

167

163

 161 

166

May

185

167

166

161

161

June

188

168

169

161

166

July

195

173

174

165

171

August

203

177

178 171 177

September

202

178

179

173

179

October

191

175

172  166  173

November

178

171

164  159   

December

171

167

157 157  

Yearly Average

186

171

167  162   

Raw data provided by: GB dairies

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