Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Priyanka Maurya, TK Patbandha, MD Odedra, Deendayal, AR Ahlawat, Shital K Kalsava, Priyam H Agravat and Viral V Gamit

Abstract:
The present study was carried out on lactating Jaffarabadi buffaloes to observe the effect of milk Somatic cell count (SCC) on milk yield and composition. Milk samples (n = 320) were collected from forty buffaloes, and immediately milk constituents including milk SCC were estimated by using automatic milk analyzer. The samples were categorized into four groups based on milk SCC i.e. ≤50, 51-100, 101-200, >200 ×10³ cells/ml. Results showed non-significant (p>0.05) effect of milk SCC on daily milk yield, milk fat and total solids content in Jaffarabadi buffaloes. However, milk SCC had significant (p≤0.05) effect on milk solid not fat (SNF), protein, lactose, salts and milk density. The mean values of milk SNF, protein, lactose, salts and density were significantly (p≤0.05) higher in the low SCC (≤50 × 10³ cells/ml) group than the high SCC groups (101-200 and >200 × 10³ cells/ml). The milk SCC was negatively and highly significantly (p<0.01) correlated with SNF (r = -0.171), protein (r = -0.178), lactose (r = -0.167), salts (r = -0.148) and density (r = -0.144) in Jaffarabadi buffaloes. The results reflected that milk SCC negatively affects milk components like SNF, protein, lactose, salts and density.