Revista SPA

Application of good farming practice in a farm specialized in milk production, Usme, Cundinamarca, Colombia

10.22579/22484817.616
Published 2013-06-30
Proyección social

Abstract

The objective of this work was to apply good livestock practices in the farm "Palo negro" with the purpose of improving the quality of milk, emphasizing the milking routine and techniques of animal welfare. The farm is located in the village of "El Destino" Usme, Cundinamarca, at 3.200 m.s.n.m., average temperature of 12°C, this farm has 160 dairy cows Holstein grazing in: Lolium sp, Holcus lanatus, Dactylis glomerata and legumes: Trifolium pratense and Trifolium repens. The daily average production is 16 liters of milk/cow, one kg of concentrated supplement is supplied per five liters of milk produced. To start the certification process free property brucellosis and tuberculosis, blood samples were taken in all animals, which were sent to the laboratory, the results in these two tests were negative. To determine the presence of mastitis, CMT (Californian Mastitis Test) test conducted in the udder of a sample of 40 cows before starting the good practices and after their application, making evaluations every month. With the application of good practices gradually decreased in six months the incidence of mastitis in cows from the farm "Palo Negro" from 78.8 to 58.5%, indicating that 34 of the 160 cows responded to veterinary treatments, which was applied rigorously. Same happened colony forming units and somatic cells count decreased in six months 625.000 vs 11.680 (recently milked milk) and 2´371.000 vs 2´019.000 (milk stored in canteen).

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