Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (Dec 2005)

Efeito da temperatura e do tempo de armazenamento sobre a contagem de células somáticas no leite Effects of temperature and storage on somatic cell counts in milk

  • G.N. Souza,
  • M.R. Silva,
  • F.S. Sobrinho,
  • R.O. Coelho,
  • M.A.V.P. Brito,
  • J.R.F. Brito

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352005000600020
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 57, no. 6
pp. 830 – 834

Abstract

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Avaliou-se o efeito da temperatura e do tempo de armazenamento sobre a contagem de células somáticas(CCS). Amostras de leite de 21 vacas, coletadas e armazenadas às temperaturas de 5, 27, 32 e 36ºC e analisadas no 1º, 3º, 5º e 7º dia após coleta, foram classificadas em três grupos (células/ml): baixa (236.000±164.000), média (624.000±356.000) e alta CCS (1.320.000±945.000). O delineamento experimental foi o de parcelas subdivididas. As médias da CCS foram iguais (P>0,05) para amostras mantidas à temperatura de 5ºC e analisadas entre o primeiro e o sétimo dias após a coleta e para aquelas mantidas às temperaturas 5, 27, 32 e 36ºC e analisadas no primeiro dia. Médias diferentes (PEffects of temperature and storage duration on somatic cell counts (SCC) of milk samples were studied in a split plot design with seven replicates. Samples from 21 cows were maintained at 5, 27, 32 or 36ºC (plots) and analyzed after 1, 3, 5 and 7 days of storage (split plots). Based upon an initial analysis, samples were classified into three groups: low (236,000±164,000), medium (624,000±356,000) and high (1,320,000±945,000) SCC/ml. No significant differences in SCC (P>0.05) were observed among storage temperatures for milk samples tested after one day of storage. For milk samples stored at 5°C, SCC averages did not significantly change (P>0.05) until the seventh day after collection. On days 5, 5 and 3, respectively, average SCC decreased for milk samples stored at 27, 32 and 36°C. Reductions of 57.6% (from 236,000 to 100,000), 58.5% (from 624,000 to 259,000) and 27.5% (from 1,320,000 to 952,000) from initial numbers of somatic cells were observed for samples classified as low, medium and high, respectively. Milk samples must be kept under refrigeration until analysis, and SCC must be measured within 7 days of sample collection.

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