Month-wise variation and prediction of bulk tank somatic cell count in Brazilian dairy herds and its impact on payment based on milk quality

Table 1 Payment by bulk tank somatic cell count (BTSCC) for each class and the respective adittion in the payment per liter of milk in R$ and in milk-equivalents^a

Class	BTSCC _× 1000 cells/mL	Payment adittion (R$)/liters	Milk-equivalents (liters)
Class 1	1–200	0.040	0.030
Class 2	201–400	0.020	0.015
Class 3	401–500	0.000	0.000
Class 4	501–800	−0.010	−0.007
Class 5	> 800	−0.020	−0.015

^aThis table is based on the payment programs based on milk quality of 13 milk buyers in Brazil

ISSN: 2046-0481