Effects of season, milking routine and cow cleanliness on bacterial and somatic cell counts of bulk tank milk

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 436-441

  Zucali, Maddalena ^a   Bava, Luciana ^a   Tamburini, Alberto ^a   Brasca, Milena ^b   Vanoni, Laura ^b   Sandrucci, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

Author keywords

bacteria count; hygiene score; Milk; milking routine; somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HYGIENE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SEASON; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HYGIENE; ITALY; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; SEASONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 80255138879     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029911000598     Document Type: Article

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