Value of tests for evaluating udder health in dairy goats: Somatic cell counts, California Milk Cell Test and electrical conductivity

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 279-287

  Petzer, I M ^a   Donkin, E F ^a   Preez, E Du ^a   Karzis, J ^a   Van Der Schans, T J ^a   Watermeyer, J C ^a   Van Reenen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

CMCT; Dairy goats; Electric conductivity; Mastitis; SCC; Tissue tolerance

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 61549122604     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v75i4.104     Document Type: Article

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