To provide a method for estimating a composition ratio by
somatic cell count in a cow group, enabling more accurate monitoring than monitoring individual cows, and thereby ensuring stable supply of
raw milk.SOLUTION: A method for estimating a composition ratio by
somatic cell count in a cow group, including: obtaining partial regression coefficients using a multiple regression model based on a data group, in which at least one of a cow group health factor derived from milk components of milk produced by the cow group, a cow group
milk yield factor indicating a ratio of the cow group's
milk yield during a specified period before
milking to a representative value reflecting an expected
milk yield of the cow group, and a cow group
environmental factor during rearing of the cow group, is used as an explanatory variable, and a ratio of the number of cows indicating
somatic cell counts within the specified range to the number of cows belonging to the cow group is used as an objective variable; and determining the ratio of cows indicating somatic
cell counts within the specified range of the estimated cow group, based on the explanatory variable of the estimated cow group and the partial regression coefficients. The method allows estimating the ratio of cows indicating somatic
cell counts within the specified range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1