Evaluation of direct and indirect measures of quarter milk from crossbred buffaloes

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 628-633

  Dhakal, Ishwari Prasad ^a   Neupane, Manish ^b   Nagahata, Hajime ^c  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Mastitis; Murrah buffalo; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 50249134342     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2008.00573.x     Document Type: Article

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