Effect of freezing on Fossomatic cell counting in ewe milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2583-2587

  Martinez J R ^a   Gonzalo, C ^a   Carriedo, J A ^a   San Primitivo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ewe milk; Fossomatic method; Frozen milk; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

BRONOPOL; DICHROMATE POTASSIUM; PROPANEDIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FREEZING; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SHEEP; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FREEZING; MILK; POTASSIUM DICHROMATE; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; REFRIGERATION; SHEEP; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4043144392     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73853-3     Document Type: Article

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