Variation in blood leucocytes, somatic cell count, yield and composition of milk of crossbred goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-174

  Das, Mainak ^a   Singh, Mahendra ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood cells; Crossbred goats; Electrical conductivity; Lactation; Milk composition; Somatic cell counts

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033957695     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00088-7     Document Type: Article

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