Factors affecting somatic cell counts and their relations with milk and milk constituent yield in buffaloes

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2885-2889

  Ceron Munoz M ^a   Tonhati, H ^a   Duarte, J ^a   Oliveira, J ^a   Munoz Berrocal M ^a   Jurado Gamez H ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fat; Lactose; Mastitis; Milk; Protein; Total solids

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS;

FAT; LACTOSE; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BUFFALO; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; BUFFALOES; CELL COUNT; FATS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036833735     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74376-2     Document Type: Article

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