Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry 27 (3), p 959-967 , 2011 ISSN 1450-9156 Publisher: Institute for Animal Husbandry, Belgrade-Zemun UDC 637.05 DOI: 10.2298/BAH1103959M VARIABILITY AND CORRELATION BETWEEN BASIC QUALITY PARAMETERS OF RAW COW MILK N. Memiši1, V. Bogdanović2, Z. Tomić3, A. Kasalica4, M. Žujović3, N. Stanišić3, N. Delić3 1AD Mlekara, Tolminska 10, Subotica, Republic of Serbia 2Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia 3Institute for Animal Husbandry, Autoput 16, 11080, Belgrade-Zemun, Republic of Serbia 4Dairy Institute, Autoput 3, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia Corresponding author:
[email protected] Original scientific paper Abstract: In this paper the results of the analysis of the milk somatic cell count are presented, as well as correlation between the somatic cell count and content of certain chemical parameters in milk (milk proteins, fat, lactose and dry matter without fat) determined in collective samples of milk obtained from cows reared in intensive rearing system, during two production years. The research was carried out by control of collective milk samples from cows reared on family holdings. Somatic cell count, as well as the chemical quality of milk, were controlled daily in the laboratory for raw milk in dairy plant AD “Mlekara“ – Subotica using the apparatus CombiFoss 6200 FC. In this investigation, statistically significant correlation (P<0,001) between all observed milk parameters was determined. Positive, weak and statistically highly significant correlation between the content of milk fat and proteins in milk and somatic cell count was established. It was also established that the variability of chemical parameters of milk and somatic cell count is also under the influence of different factors, such as: month of control, year of the research and farm.