Importance of Decreasing SCC
Federal law allows milk to be sold only if the bulk tank has a SCC of less than 750,000/ml. The primary reason for dairy producers to reduce SCC is because SCC relates to milk losses due to mastitis (see Table 1). If they can reduce their SCC from 600,000 to 200,000 cells/ml, they can decrease milk production losses by 600 pounds per cow per year. In a 100-cow herd, these losses amount to $7,500