Comparative study of the effects of testing laboratory, counting method, storage and shipment on somatic cell counts in goat milk

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 103-107

  Zeng, S S ^a   Escobar, E N ^a   Hart, S P ^a   Hinckley, L ^b   Baulthaus, M ^c   Robinson, G T ^d   Jahnke, G ^e  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c DQCI Services   (United States)

^d Texas Milk Marketing Order   (United States)

^e 5105 Wolff Rd   (United States)

Author keywords

Fossomatic machine; Goat milk; Pyronin Y methyl green stain; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032989654     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(98)00133-3     Document Type: Article

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