Diagnosing mastitis in early lactation: use of Somaticell®, California mastitis test and somatic cell count

Diagnosing mastitis in early lactation: use of Somaticell®, California mastitis test and somatic cell count

The objective of the present study was to evaluate different methods for indirectly diagnosing mastitis during the postpartum period. These methods were: automatic and microscopic somatic cell counting (SCC), the California Mastitis Test (CMT) and Somaticell®. A total of 538 milk samples from 34 cow...

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Main Authors: José A. Ferronatto, Thaís C. Ferronatto, Marla Schneider, Lindomar F. Pessoa, Maiara G. Blagitz, Marcos B. Heinemann, Alice M. M. P. Della Libera, Fernando N. Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-07-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
Subjects:
Intramammary infection
somatic cell count
colostrum
on-farm test
dairy cow
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2018.1426394

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2018.1426394

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