Relationship of somatic cell count to temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, and season in milk of purebred and crossbred dairy water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis L.) at the Philippine Carabao Center at UP Los Baños

Date

6-2015

Degree

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

College

College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Jesalyn L Constante

Co-adviser

Antonio A. Rayos

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the influence of temperature (T), relative humidity (RH), rainfall (RF), and season on the average somatic cell count (SCC) of purebred (n=51) and crossbred (n=21) dairy water buffaloes reared intensively in the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) at University of the Philippines, Los Baños. SCC records for 45 months (February 2010 to October 2013) were obtained from PCC Headquarters, Nueva Ecija while T, RH and RF were obtained from National Agromet Station-UPLB (NAS-UPLB). SCC were grouped by month, quarter, year and season. Significant increase (P<0.05) in average pooled SCC was found in June and in second and third quarters of the year. Average pooled SCC was significantly higher (P<0.05) in wet season and in year 2010. No significant differences in the average SCC of different breeds were found. T, RH and RF were positively correlated with weak association in SCC of purebred and crossbred dairy water buffaloes. Interventions in husbandry practices must be done during the periods when average SCC is expected to increase to prevent economic losses of dairy farmers.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2015 V4 L86

Document Type

Thesis

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