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"Previously I had to rely on the figures I got from the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. This was a disadvantage because the figures were generally outdated, based on the fact I couldn't get the results on the same day as the milk testing. I can use the DCC to assess milk from cows recently treated with antibiotics. I can then determine if the milk should be delivered to the dairy, or held back if it still has a high cell count."
" I think the DCC is a good instrument. It gives you accurate figures for further management decisions - meaning you can secure higher quality milk and better udder health."
"Mastitis is of course the most common dairy disease and it is most commonly manifested in its sub-clinical state. When we have these infections we need to take action and we do this for several reasons. One is again the quality of the product.
The other is the cost to the producer of having this high level of sub-clinical mastitis in the herd."
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"So we have a lowering effect on the productivity and the quality of the milk. These are two things which are extremely important to the overall profitability of the dairy herd and also important to the consumer."
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"It’s certain that when the cell count gets up to about 200,000 cells per quarter – it costs about two litres of milk. There’s a good possibility with the DeLaval cell counter to get an exact cell count and then act as early as you can. Then you can save money."
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"The main point is that you have the chance to react and that’s probably the biggest difference between the DeLaval cell counter and the old CMT test.”
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"It’s easy to take the DeLaval cell counter to the farmer on a daily basis and give advice.”
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