Development and test of a portable device to monitor the health status of Sarda breed sheep by the measurement of the milk electrical conductivity

The electrical conductivity (EC) of milk is a parameter which is often used for identifying sub-clinical mastitis in dairy animals. It is widely used for cattle, and is measured either by means of probes integrated into the milking machine or by means of portable devices. However this is not the cas...

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Main Authors: Maria Caria, Giovanni Chessa, Lelia Murgia, Giuseppe Todde, Antonio Pazzona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-04-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2016.1149742