Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Akola, MAFSU, Nagpur.
An experiment was conducted to study variations in milk Somatic Cell Count (SCC), pH, and activity of enzymes, Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and Alanine amino transferase (ALT) in relation to different udder health status of goats. The mean difference for SCC of milk in different udder health status was significantly different (P<0.01) for all the comparisons. The average milk pH values ranged from 6.40 ± 0.09 to 7.36 ± 0.01. The average LDH and ALT activity in whey ranged from 263.97 ± 13.74 to 1724.02 ± 59.91 U/ml and 145 ± 3.07 to 206.99 ± 0.8 U/ml, respectively. There was significant increase (P<0.01) in milk ALT activity associated with increase in california mastitis test (CMT) score.
pH, SCC, CMT, LDH, ALT
