A decrease in the lactose content indicates an udder disease. It is often associated with a decrease in protein content and a high cell count content. As a result, the animal’s milk yield is below its capacity.

Other causes of a drop in lactose levels:

Poor housing conditions (cold and wet bedding, drafts, udder crushing)
extreme malnutrition
Diseases with severe disorders of the general condition
Deficiencies in feeding and husbandry technology

Signal values: lactose % < 4.85

yellow

>= 30 % in the lactation setion

Measures

Control of animal health

Clarification of the causes of cell count increase, also bacteriological examination and resistance test in cooperation with the veterinarian
treat other diseases such as BHV1, BVD, hoof diseases and other health impairments or eliminate their causes.

Other causes:

Deficiencies in feeding and husbandry technology
Disorders of the general condition