Effect of intramammary infection on milk electrical conductivity in Murciano-Granadina goats

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 718-726

  Diaz J R ^a   Romero, G ^a   Muelas, R ^a   Alejandro, M ^a   Peris, C ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Goat milk; Intramammary infection

Indexed keywords

CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; LACTATION; MASTITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CHLORIDES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; LACTATION; MASTITIS; MILK; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; NEGIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84856168210     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4698     Document Type: Article

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