National SCC down by 50,000 in a decade
Kevin McConnell, CEO, Animal Health Ireland; Michael Berkery, Chair, FBD Trust; Eric, Tina and Austin O'Brien (CellCheck Champions); John Cahalan, Chief Commercial Officer, FBD Insurance, John Martin, James Lynch, Chair, Animal Health Ireland.
Over the past decade, the national average bulk tank somatic cell count has reduced by almost 50,000 cells/ml, to an average of 190,000 cells/ml in 2023, attendees at the Animal Health Ireland (AHI) 11th annual CellCheck awards heard.
The awards, which took place at the Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co Kildare, aim to recognise the excellence achieved by Irish dairy farmers in herd health, specifically those that achieve a consistently low somatic cell count (SCC) in their dairy herds.
