Evaluation of rapid somatic cell counters under different analytical conditions in ovine milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 3623-3628

  Gonzalo, C ^a   Boixo, J C ^b   Carriedo, J A ^a   San Primitivo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b CENSYRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Direct microscopic method; Fossomatic method; Ovine milk; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

OVIS;

EID: 8344236091     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73500-6     Document Type: Article

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