Teat disinfection kills infections and can raise profits

Mastitis reduces milk yield and leads to poor-quality milk. Together, these factors erode the milk income received by farmers and processors.

The financial benefits of a lower somatic cell count (SCC) should not be underestimated.

For example, if a 100-cow herd was to reduce its SCC from 250,000 cells/ml to 150,000 cells/ml, the farm would generate more than 8,500 extra profit, even with a milk price of 32c/l.