Dairy farmers’ golden rules for reducing cell counts

THERE are 11 rules for reducing cell counts, farmers were told at last month’s Profit from Milk Quality conference, organised by DeLaval and AIB, in Kilkenny.

* Carry out regular individual cow cell counts and use the data to identify the persistently high count cows.

* Dip cows after every milking all year; this kills bacteria transferred on to the teats during milking.