GB milk hygiene

Updated 16 December 2020

Average somatic cell counts and bactoscan levels for GB are reported, based on an AHDB survey of dairies. 

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• Bactoscan levels for November averaged 27,000/ml, 2,000 higher than the previous month and 3,000/ml lower than November 2019.
• Average Bactoscan levels for the 2019 year stood at 26,000/ml, 1,000 lower than the 2018 average.
• Somatic cell count (SCC) levels averaged 162,000/ml in November, 9,000 lower than the previous month and 3,000/ml lower than November 2019.
• The average cell count stood at 165,000/ml for 2019, 4,000/ml higher than the 2018 average.