Evaluation of factors associated with bulk milk somatic cell count and total plate count in Indonesian smallholder dairy farms
Increasing milk quality in smallholder dairy farms will result in a greater quantity of milk being delivered to milk collection centers, an increased milk price for farmers and consequently an improved farmers’ livelihood. However, little research on milk quality has been performed on smallholder fa...
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| author | Achmad Fadillah Achmad Fadillah Bart H. P. van den Borne Bart H. P. van den Borne Okti Nadia Poetri Henk Hogeveen Thomas Slijper Herwin Pisestyani Ynte H. Schukken Ynte H. Schukken |
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| description | Increasing milk quality in smallholder dairy farms will result in a greater quantity of milk being delivered to milk collection centers, an increased milk price for farmers and consequently an improved farmers’ livelihood. However, little research on milk quality has been performed on smallholder farms in Southeast Asia. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors associated with somatic cell count (SCC) and total plate count (TPC) in Indonesian smallholder dairy farms. One dairy cooperative in West Java, Indonesia was selected based on its willingness to participate. All 119 member farmers in the cooperative, clustered in six groups, were interviewed and a bulk milk sample from all farms was collected in April 2022. Risk factors associated with dairy farms’ SCC and TPC were investigated using multivariable population-averaged generalized estimating equations (GEE) models. The mean geometric SCC and TPC from these farms were 529,665 cells/mL of milk and 474,492 cfu/mL of milk, respectively. Five risk factors including manure removal frequency, receiving mastitis treatment training, washing the udder using soap, number of workers, and ownership of the pasture area were associated with SCC. Two risk factors, manure removal frequency and dairy income contribution, were associated with TPC. These findings can therefore be used as a starting point to improve udder health and milk quality in Indonesia and other countries where smallholder farmers play a significant role in milk production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-89fa76673f5947eb8bb5ceaf00b30f1d2023-11-28T08:07:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692023-11-011010.3389/fvets.2023.12802641280264Evaluation of factors associated with bulk milk somatic cell count and total plate count in Indonesian smallholder dairy farmsAchmad Fadillah0Achmad Fadillah1Bart H. P. van den Borne2Bart H. P. van den Borne3Okti Nadia Poetri4Henk Hogeveen5Thomas Slijper6Herwin Pisestyani7Ynte H. Schukken8Ynte H. Schukken9Business Economics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, NetherlandsSchool of Business, IPB University, Bogor, IndonesiaBusiness Economics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, NetherlandsQuantitative Veterinary Epidemiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science, IPB University, Bogor, IndonesiaBusiness Economics Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Animal Diseases and Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science, IPB University, Bogor, IndonesiaQuantitative Veterinary Epidemiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, NetherlandsRoyal GD, Deventer, NetherlandsIncreasing milk quality in smallholder dairy farms will result in a greater quantity of milk being delivered to milk collection centers, an increased milk price for farmers and consequently an improved farmers’ livelihood. However, little research on milk quality has been performed on smallholder farms in Southeast Asia. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors associated with somatic cell count (SCC) and total plate count (TPC) in Indonesian smallholder dairy farms. One dairy cooperative in West Java, Indonesia was selected based on its willingness to participate. All 119 member farmers in the cooperative, clustered in six groups, were interviewed and a bulk milk sample from all farms was collected in April 2022. Risk factors associated with dairy farms’ SCC and TPC were investigated using multivariable population-averaged generalized estimating equations (GEE) models. The mean geometric SCC and TPC from these farms were 529,665 cells/mL of milk and 474,492 cfu/mL of milk, respectively. Five risk factors including manure removal frequency, receiving mastitis treatment training, washing the udder using soap, number of workers, and ownership of the pasture area were associated with SCC. Two risk factors, manure removal frequency and dairy income contribution, were associated with TPC. These findings can therefore be used as a starting point to improve udder health and milk quality in Indonesia and other countries where smallholder farmers play a significant role in milk production.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1280264/fulldairy cattleudder healthmilk qualitytotal plate countsomatic cell countgeneralized estimating equations |
| spellingShingle | Achmad Fadillah Achmad Fadillah Bart H. P. van den Borne Bart H. P. van den Borne Okti Nadia Poetri Henk Hogeveen Thomas Slijper Herwin Pisestyani Ynte H. Schukken Ynte H. Schukken Evaluation of factors associated with bulk milk somatic cell count and total plate count in Indonesian smallholder dairy farms Frontiers in Veterinary Science dairy cattle udder health milk quality total plate count somatic cell count generalized estimating equations |
| title | Evaluation of factors associated with bulk milk somatic cell count and total plate count in Indonesian smallholder dairy farms |
| title_full | Evaluation of factors associated with bulk milk somatic cell count and total plate count in Indonesian smallholder dairy farms |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of factors associated with bulk milk somatic cell count and total plate count in Indonesian smallholder dairy farms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of factors associated with bulk milk somatic cell count and total plate count in Indonesian smallholder dairy farms |
| title_short | Evaluation of factors associated with bulk milk somatic cell count and total plate count in Indonesian smallholder dairy farms |
| title_sort | evaluation of factors associated with bulk milk somatic cell count and total plate count in indonesian smallholder dairy farms |
| topic | dairy cattle udder health milk quality total plate count somatic cell count generalized estimating equations |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1280264/full |
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