Effect of decreased milking frequency of cows in late lactation on milk somatic cell count, polymorphonuclear leucocyte numbers, composition and proteolytic activity

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 365-373

  Kelly, Alan L ^a   Reid, Susan ^b   Joyce, Patrick ^b   Meaney, William J ^c   Foley, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COW; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; LACTATION; MILK; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SOMATIC CELL COUNT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; NEUTROPHILS; PLASMIN; PLASMINOGEN; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; FRIESIA;

EID: 0032146559     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029998002921     Document Type: Article

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