Effect of subclinical intramammary infection on somatic cell counts and chemical composition of goats' milk

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 204-210

  Min, Byeng R ^a,b   Tomita, Grant ^a,c   Hart, Steve P ^a  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Goats; Mastitis; Milk composition; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GOAT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GOATS; LACTATION; MILK; PSEUDOMONAS; SERRATIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 34249087704     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029906002378     Document Type: Article

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