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The nineteenth deliverable of the project is the third one within work package 6, 'Effectiveness of automatic cleaning of udder and teats and effects of hygiene management' and is entitled 'Report on hygiene measures resulting in adequate teat cleaning'.

This deliverable reports research on management factors signifantly associated with teat contamination. An investigation was performed on 18 farms. Differential bacterial counts in bulk tank milk were determined to find potential failures in melk quality and in fresh bedding material levels of bacterial contamination were determined. Furthermore the hygiene management on the farms was evaluated by means of a questionnare-based interview with the farmers and an additional checklist was used to dermine the actual hygiene status on the farms.

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Message date: March 17, 2004