A high bulk somatic cell count (SCC) can indicate a high level of mastitis in the herd. By Herd Testing with LIC, your herd test results are available in MINDA Milk where you can look at SCC trends, SCC ranges etc allowing you to identity potential issues and be proactive when it comes to treatment. Taking into account your most recent herd test and the previous seasons herd test results, look through SCC trends for your herd.

See an overview of the estimated bulk SCC count compared with previous seasons herd test results. The grey bar to the right represents your most recent (or selected) herd test results allowing you to compare bulk SCC results. This graph is split out into whole herd and 2 year olds which means you can drill down into how your younger animals are tracking.

The estimated bulk SCC count is calculated using each animals SCC multiplied by litres of milk it produced divided by the total litres of milk produced by the herd (at the herd test).

To see how many animals were at the herd test and the average SCC, click on any of the bars.

To help you identify problem animals which have had consistently high SCC results, the likely infection rate compares animals in both the last 2 consecutive herd tests to give you the number of likely infected animals. For an animal to be considered as infected, a 2 year old must exceed a threshold of 120,000 while all other animals must exceed 150,000.

Using SCC ranges, get a quick overview of where the majority of your animals are sitting when focusing on their SCC. The SCC ranges are split in to:

Looking at the table below the graph, see a more detailed breakdown of how many animals are sitting in those ranges and get an idea of how your whole herd and 2 year old animals are tracking.