Electrical conductivity of milk: Ability to predict mastitis status

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1099-1107

  Norberg, Elise ^a   Hogeveen, H ^b   Korsgaard, I R ^a   Friggens, N C ^a   Sloth, K H M N ^a   Lovendahl P ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Indicator trait; Mastitis; Milk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; MILK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3142543241     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73256-7     Document Type: Article

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