
New Research Shows: SCC Spikes Happen Far More Often Than Monthly Testing Reveals
A recent study presented at the 2025 AABP Annual Meeting found that monthly DHI SCC testing often fails to capture significant changes in udder health. 15% of cows showed SCC category increases that would not have been detected with monthly testing, and intra-monthly SCC variation was more than five times higher than week-to-week variation (p = 1.7545E-200).
This means infections can develop and resolve between monthly tests, making traditional “rules of thumb” unreliable and limiting a farm’s ability to meaningfully reduce bulk tank SCC.
SomaDetect’s SomaSENTINEL system provides SCC-related insight at every milking, helping farmers track true trends, identify subclinical mastitis earlier, and make more confident herd management decisions based on continuous data rather than delayed snapshots.
For more information, contact info@somadetect.com.
#DairyFarming #MilkQuality #MastitisManagement #PrecisionDairy #HerdHealth #AgTech

English





