School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Ir Vet J. 2011 Mar 31;64(1):7. doi: 10.1186/2046-0481-64-7.
Part 1 of the study described the development of a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) based programme and accompanying handbook for the control of mastitis. This paper describes the implementation and evaluation of customised HACCP-based programmes, which were developed from the handbook and assessed on six Irish dairy farms. Both quantitative and qualitative (action research) research methodologies were used to measure the success of implementation and efficacy of control of sub-clinical mastitis as measured by Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) and the degree of compliance by farmers in adopting and maintaining recommendations throughout the course of the study period. No overall differences in SCC before and during the implementation of the study were found when all six farms were considered together. Three of the six study farms experienced a significant decrease in herd milk recorded SCC during the implementation of the control programme. An essential part of the study was achieving initial agreement on recommendations as well as ongoing monitoring of compliance during the study. This pilot study shows that HACCP can be implemented on farms as a means of working towards the control of mastitis and that farmer attitude, and understanding of mastitis are crucial in terms of motivation irrespective of practical approaches used to manage mastitis.
研究的第一部分描述了危害分析和关键控制点（HACCP）为基础的程序的开发，以及用于控制乳腺炎的配套手册。本文介绍了基于定制 HACCP 程序的实施和评估，这些程序是从手册中开发出来的，并在爱尔兰的六家奶牛场进行了评估。使用定量和定性（行动研究）研究方法来衡量实施的成功以及通过体细胞计数（SCC）来控制亚临床乳腺炎的效果，以及农民在整个研究期间采用和维持建议的程度。当综合考虑所有六家农场时，并未发现 SCC 在研究实施前后有总体差异。在实施控制计划期间，六家研究农场中有三家的牛群牛奶记录 SCC 显著下降。研究的一个重要部分是在研究期间达成关于建议的初步一致意见，并持续监测遵守情况。这项试点研究表明，HACCP 可以在农场实施，作为控制乳腺炎的一种手段，并且农民的态度和对乳腺炎的理解在激励方面至关重要，无论用于管理乳腺炎的实际方法如何。
