Milk electrical conductivity and mastitis status in dairy goats: Results from a pilot study

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 109-113

  Tangorra, Francesco Maria ^a   Zaninelli, Mauro ^a   Costa, Annamaria ^a   Agazzi, Alessandro ^a   Savoini, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy goats; Electrical conductivity; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 77950604839     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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