The Relationship of Barn and Animal Hygiene with Milk Yield, Milk Composition and Mastitis in Holstein and Simmental Cows

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effect of barn hygiene on animal hygiene in Holstein and Simmental cows and the relationship between animal hygiene and milk yield, milk composition and somatic cell count (SCC). In the study, some hygiene traits of four different barns with 40 heads of Holstein and Simmental cows in the early and middle lactation period, the degree of cleanliness of the upper rear leg, lower rear leg, abdomen, udder and tail head of cows, the milk yield and composition of animals, and the SCC were determined. In the study, it was determined that bedding was more dirtiness in Holstein barns than Simmental barns. In terms of body hygiene, breed and breed X lactation period interaction were determined to be effective (P