Higher somatic cell counts resulted in higher malondialdehyde concentrations in raw cows' milk

  • W. Suriyasathaporn*
  • , U. Vinitketkumnuen
  • , T. Chewonarin
  • , S. Boonyayatra
  • , K. Kreausukon
  • , Y. H. Schukken
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Lipid peroxidation has been identified as a key factor in numerous pathologies, including inflammation. Therefore, udder inflammation might be related to the quantity of lipid peroxidation in milk. The goal of this study was to identify the relationship between milk somatic cell count (SCC), a marker for inflammatory udder, and malondialdehyde concentration (MDA), a lipid peroxidation marker, in raw cow's milk. Milk samples were collected monthly from each cow in small-holder farms, Mae-On sub-district, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, from October through December 2004. These samples were used to measure SCC and MDA. To normalize data, SCC values were transformed to somatic cell score (SCS). The data of 161 milk samples of 87 cows from eight farms were used to identify the relationship between SCS and MDA. Statistical analysis showed that SCS was positively related to MDA concentration ( P < 0.0 1).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1088-1091
    Number of pages4
    JournalInternational Dairy Journal
    Volume16
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2006

    Funding

    This study is jointly funded by the Commission on Higher Education and Thailand Research Fund. The authors thank the staffs in biochemistry laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University for measurement of MDA.

    Keywords

    • Lactation period
    • Malondialdehyde
    • Raw cow's milk
    • Somatic cell count

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