Short communication: Influence of sampling interval on the accuracy of predicting bulk milk somatic cell count

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 804-807

  Lievaart, J J ^a,e   Reneau, J K ^b   Kremer, W D J ^a   Barkema, H W ^c,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Bulk milk somatic cell count; Sampling frequency; Variation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78751688236     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3567     Document Type: Article

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