Physiological threshold of somatic cell count and California Mastitis Test for diagnosis of caprine subclinical mastitis

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-264

  Contreras, A ^a   Sierra, D ^a   Corrales, J C ^a   Sanchez, A ^a   Marco, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b NEIKER and a Vaccine producing Commercial Company CZVSL   (Spain)

Author keywords

California Mastitis Test; Goats; Somatic cell count; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0000746032     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00827-6     Document Type: Article

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