The impact of dairy cows' bedding material and its microbial content on the quality and safety of milk - A cross sectional study of UK farms.

Autor: Bradley AJ; QMMS Ltd, Cedar Barn, Easton, Wells, Somerset BA5 1DU, UK; School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK. Electronic address: andrew.bradley@qmms.co.uk., Leach KA; QMMS Ltd, Cedar Barn, Easton, Wells, Somerset BA5 1DU, UK. Electronic address: katharine.leach@qmms.co.uk., Green MJ; School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK. Electronic address: martin.green@nottingham.ac.uk., Gibbons J; AHDB Dairy, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2TL, UK. Electronic address: Jenny.Gibbons@ahdb.org.uk., Ohnstad IC; The Dairy Group, New Agriculture House, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, Somerset TA1 2PX, UK. Electronic address: ian.ohnstad@thedairygroup.co.uk., Black DH; Paragon Veterinary Group, Carlisle House, Townhead Road, Dalston, Carlisle, Cumbria CA5 7JF, UK. Electronic address: david.black@paragonvet.com., Payne B; QMMS Ltd, Cedar Barn, Easton, Wells, Somerset BA5 1DU, UK., Prout VE; QMMS Ltd, Cedar Barn, Easton, Wells, Somerset BA5 1DU, UK., Breen JE; QMMS Ltd, Cedar Barn, Easton, Wells, Somerset BA5 1DU, UK; School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of food microbiology [Int J Food Microbiol] 2018 Mar 23; Vol. 269, pp. 36-45. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Dec 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.12.022
Abstrakt: The introduction of bedding dairy cows on recycled manure solids (RMS) in the UK led to concern by competent authorities that there could be an increased, unacceptable risk to animal and human health. A cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate the microbial content of different bedding materials, when used by dairy cows, and its impact on the microbial content of milk. Data were collected from farms bedding lactating cows on sand (n=41), sawdust (n=44) and RMS (n=40). The mean duration of RMS use prior to sampling was 13months. Total bacterial count, and counts of Streptococcus/Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp., Bacillus cereus, thermophilic, thermoduric and psychrotrophic bacteria were determined in used bedding and milk. Samples were evaluated for the presence/absence of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. and Yersinia enterocolitica. Data on milking practices were collected to investigate their potential to reduce microbial transfer from bedding to milk. There were substantial differences in bacterial counts both within and between bedding materials. However, there were no significant differences between bedding groups in counts in milk for any of the organisms studied, and no significant correlations between bacterial load in used bedding and milk. Fore-milking was associated with a reduced total bacterial count in milk. Dipping teats with disinfectant and drying, prior to milking, was associated with lower numbers of Streptococcus/Enterococcus spp. in milk. Disinfecting clusters between milking different cows was associated with a reduction in thermophilic and psychrotrophic counts in milk. This study did not provide evidence that use of RMS bedding increased the risk of presence of Y. enterocolitica, Salmonella spp. or L. monocytogenes in milk. However, the strength of this conclusion should be tempered by the relatively small number of farms on which Y. enterocolitica and Salmonella spp. were isolated. It is concluded that, despite the higher bacterial load of RMS, its use as bedding for lactating dairy cows need not be associated with a higher bacterial load in milk than the use of sand or sawdust. However, this finding must be interpreted in the light of the relatively recent introduction of RMS as a bedding material on the farms studied. Teat preparation provides a control point for the potential transfer of microorganisms from bedding to milk. The detection of zoonotic pathogens in a small proportion of milk samples, independent of bedding type, indicates that pasteurisation of milk prior to human consumption remains an important control measure.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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