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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 |
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Bactoscan ('000 per ml) |
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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) |
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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