Sheep habit during hand milking, and relations between the incorrect hand milking procedure and mammary health
- Autori: Mignacca SA; Mancuso I; Ducato B; Rando F; Migliore S; Todaro M; Scatassa ML
- Anno di pubblicazione: 2023
- Tipologia: Contributo in atti di convegno pubblicato in rivista
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/591301
Abstract
This study aimed: (1) to evaluate the relation between the incorrect hand milking and mammary health; (2) to test the hypothesis of the ewe habit in the workstation, of their choice, during the milking. Teat moisturization with foam milk collected from the milk tank represents a high-risk factor because potentially contain mastitis-causing bacteria previously released from affected ewes. Moreover, it was found that sheep are routinary animals by habit during hand milking.