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BIO Web Conf.
Volume 191, 2025
The 6th International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Animal Industry and The 6th Animal Production International Seminar (ICESAI APIS 2025)
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| Article Number | 00003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202519100003 | |
| Published online | 20 October 2025 | |
Effect of Management Practices on Quality of Milk
1 Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Dairy Science, Sanjeevanee College, Chapoli Tq. Chakur Dist. Latur (MS) INDIA
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Dairy Science, Sanjeevanee College, Chapoli Tq. Chakur Dist. Latur (MS) INDIA
* Corresponding author: gaikwadsunil39@yahoo.com
Milk quality plays a decisive role in ensuring consumer safety, improving processing efficiency, and determining the profitability of dairy enterprises. Although genetics and physiology define the baseline composition of milk, the quality available at the farm level is predominantly shaped by management practices. These include milking hygiene, udder health programs, housing and bedding conditions, feeding and nutritional strategies, milking systems and equipment maintenance, and the training and knowledge of farmers. This research paper synthesizes global research evidence to critically examine how management practices affect hygienic and compositional quality indicators such as somatic cell count (SCC), total bacterial count (TBC), fat, protein, lactose, and casein fractions. Evidence demonstrates that integrated management combining hygiene, mastitis control, housing cleanliness, feeding stability, and proper milking equipment maintenance consistently enhances milk quality. Nonetheless, challenges remain, especially in smallholder contexts where limited resources constrain adoption of best practices [5].
Key words: milk quality / management practices / hygiene / mastitis control / bacterial contamination
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2025
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