Sensitivity and specificity of somatic cell count and California Mastitis Test for identifying intramammary infection in early lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2018-2024

  Sargeant, J M ^a   Leslie, K E ^b   Shirley, J E ^a   Pulkrabek, B J ^a   Lim, G H ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

California mastitis test; Calving; Intramammary infection; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTATION; MILK; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035462982     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74645-0     Document Type: Article

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