The somatic cell count of the combined vat — a herd-level measure of subclinical mastitis. Reported on every pickup, it is the number processors price quality against.
Stay below 250,000 cells/mL for quality premiums; under 200,000 is the modern goal and 400,000 the regulatory ceiling.
Dairy Australia · Countdown ↗A creeping BMCC means hidden infection spreading through the herd before clinical cases show. Crossing premium thresholds costs money on every litre, so the trend matters more than any single reading.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Herd-test for individual cell counts to find and segregate high-SCC cows.
Apply selective dry-cow therapy and teat sealants at drying off.
Fix the milking machine and routine factors driving new infections.
The somatic cell count of the combined vat — a herd-level measure of subclinical mastitis. Reported on every pickup, it is the number processors price quality against.
You need: Vat somatic cell count (cells/mL), Pickup volume (L). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Stay below 250,000 cells/mL for quality premiums; under 200,000 is the modern goal and 400,000 the regulatory ceiling.
Herd-test for individual cell counts to find and segregate high-SCC cows. Apply selective dry-cow therapy and teat sealants at drying off. Fix the milking machine and routine factors driving new infections.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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