GB milk hygiene

Updated 18 January 2022

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 December averaged 28,000/ml, 1,000 below the same as the previous month and 2,000/ml higher than December 2020.
• Average Bactoscan levels for the 2021 year stood at 26,000/ml, 1,000 lower than the 2020 average.
• Somatic cell count (SCC) levels averaged 154,000/ml in December, 16,000 lower than the previous month and 3,000 lower than December 2020.
• The average cell count stood at 164,000/ml for 2021, the same as the 2020 average.

This dataset was produced by our Data and Analysis Team. To find out more about the team, please visit the Data and Analysis team page.

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