Three years ago, Tillamook Cooperative Creamery switched to using the Foss Bactoscan for determining bacterial counts of milk samples. We also decided to test every load of milk received rather than testing weekly.
FDA intends to take approximately 900 samples from dairies that are known to have shipped cattle with positive tissue residues and take another 900 random samples.
Make sure your teat dip supplier can provide solid information to support the dip’s ability to both control bacteria growth as well as provide extra conditioning during harsher weather conditions.
