Housing conditions and milk quality of cows from mountain Golija region

Abstract

In this work, results from examination of housing and keeping conditions of cows on six farms in the region of mountain Golija and the hygienic quality of the bulk milk samples from each of the households are presented. The factors taken into consideration were space, microclimatic and hygienic conditions of the housing. Milk quality was evaluated after collecting data of the total bacteria and somatic cells count. Results of the research showed that housing conditions are appropriate space-wise, nevertheless better microclimatic and hygienic conditions could improve the wellfare of the cows. Quality of milk was according to the standards considering somatic cells count. However, the same was not the case with total bacteria count. .

U ovom radu prikazani su rezultati ispitivanja uslova smeštaja i držanja krava na šest farmi sa područja planine Golija, kao i higijenskog kvaliteta zbirnih uzoraka mleka iz svakog domaćinstva. U obzir su uzeti prostorni, mikroklimatski i higijenski uslovi smeštaja, a kvalitet mleka procenjivan je na osnovu ukupnog broja mikroorganizama i broja somatskih ćelija. Rezultati ispitivanja su pokazali da uslovi smeštaja odgovaraju u pogledu prostornih karakteristika, a da bi korekcije u pogledu mikroklimatskih i higijenskih uslova doprinele boljoj dobrobiti krava. Kvalitet mleka uglavnom odgovara po broju somatskih ćelija, ali ne i po ukupnom broju mikroorganizama.