Relations between electrical conductivity, somatic cell count, California mastitis test and some quality parameters in the diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Kaşikçi, Güven ^a   Çetin, Ömer ^a   Bingöl, Enver Bariş ^a   Gündüz, Mehmet Can ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

California mastitis test; Electrical conductivity; Milk; Somatic cell count; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS;

EID: 84855756233     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: 13036181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/vet-1103-4     Document Type: Article

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