Summary:In this study, the effect of pre-milking and post-milking teat disinfection on the intramammary infection and milk quality in goats was examined. In the study, 65 healthy Saanen goats were used. Before sampling and in the 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd months of the study, individual mixed milk samples were taken from animals used in the study. Somatic cell count and bacteriological examination were carried out on these milk samples. When the initial sampling and the 1 st month sampling were compared, a decrease at somatic cell count was noticed in the sample taken in the 1 st month. In contrast, a slight increase at somatic cell count was noticed in the samples taken in the 2 nd and 3 rd months. The average somatic cell counts by months were 878.450 cell/ml, 757.230 cell/ml, 853.770 cell/ml, and 1.143.420 cell/ml, respectively. In the bacteriological examination, the mostly isolated bacteria species among the samples were coagulase negative staphylococcus (CNS), S. aureus and Enterococcus. It was concluded that pre-milking and post-milking teat disinfection cause a decrease in milk somatic cell count and also decrease the rate of a new intramammary infection.
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