The association between somatic cell count patterns and milk production prior to mastitis

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 291-299

  Windig, Jack J ^a   Calus, Mario P L ^a   De Jong, Gerben ^b   Veerkamp, Roel F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NRS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Mastitis; Milk yield; Patterns; Risks of high production; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

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EID: 24644439261     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.02.009     Document Type: Article

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