TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effects of Tail Shaving on Milk Quality and Udder Cleanliness in a Dairy Farm
AU - Rahmati Asl, Reza Ali AU - Dadyan, Amir AU - Mohammadi, Hussein AU - Moghaddam, Aliasghar AU - Chalechale, Abdolali AU - Sohrabi, Behruz AU - Karimi, Isaac AU - Yousefi, Masume 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 16
SP  - 2146
EP  - 2153
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.2146.2153
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.2146.2153
KW  - tail shaving
KW  -dairy cows
KW  -cleanliness
KW  -Mastitis
KW  -routinely
KW  -Iran
AB  - The objective of this study was to assess effects of tail shaving on milk quality and udder cleanliness in a dairy farm. About 216 Holstein dairy cows equally divided to tail shaved: S and intact: C group. After 30 days, quarter milk lactose concentration, SCC, CMT, udder cleanliness and teat end scores were recorded. Tail shaved cows were cleaner (p = 0.047) than C group for the udder cleanliness score. The teat end scores for the S group were significantly lower (p = 0.001) than C group. Total CMT score significantly (p = 0.01) declined in S group compared with C group while SCC did not show significant difference (p = 0.940) between S and C groups. Milk lactose concentration was significantly higher (p = 0.01) in S group than that in C group. Results suggest that tail shaving can improve udder hygiene indices and can be considered routinely during lactation period. However, its long-term effects need to be investigated.
ER  -