Impact of sample refrigeration and freezing on the bacteriological counts of different bedding materials for dairy cows
Refrigeration and freezing affect the bacteriological results of bedding substrates, with freezing generally leading to lower counts than refrigeration. Whenever possible, preference should be given to analyzing fresh bedding samples, however, when necessary, refrigeration would be recommended over freezing, while acknowledging that the measured bacterial load might underestimate the actual microbial content.
Authors
- Valentina Monistero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3991-3398)
- Marcos Veiga dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4273-3494)
- Renata Piccinini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1003-3960)
- V. Bronzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-0823)
- P. Moroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0974-3084)
- Gustavo Freu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2708-5414)
- Giulia Sala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8847-5531)
- C. Pollera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7537-7628)
- Marco Nocetti
- María Filippa Addis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6934-7748)
- Sara Fusar Poli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8073-4968)
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- University of Milan (IT)
- Cornell University (US)
- Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano (IT)
- Fondazione Filarete (IT)
- New York State College of Veterinary Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Veterinary Research
- Published
- 2024-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-024-04247-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57
Funders
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca