Economic Benefits of Reducing Somatic Cell Count under the Milk Quality Program of Ontario

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 396-401

  Dekkers, Jack C M ^a   Van Erp, Ton ^b   Schukken, Ynte H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economics; Mastitis; Milk quality; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; COST; CYTOLOGY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MILK; QUALITY CONTROL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MILK; ONTARIO; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0030101732     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76378-6     Document Type: Article

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