Changes and interactions of milk components over one year by months

This study was carried out by collecting tank milk samples every month, from a total of 240 farms producing cold chain milk for one year. Somatic cell count (SCC), total bacterial count (TBC), some nutritional elements (lactose, protein, casein, fat) and some physicochemical parameters (dry matter, fat–free dry matter, freezing point, density, free fatty acids, Soxhlet Henkel acidity degree) and citric acid were analyzed. According to the results; TBC were at the highest level in March (M), April (A) and June (J) (835.07 x103; 940.25 × 103 and 1007.30 × 103 cfu·mL–1), whereas between July (Ju) and December (De), TBC (446.09 × 103 and 795.15 × 103 cfu·mL–1) were significantly lower (P