Effect of an automated dipping and backflushing system on somatic cell counts

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4931-4938

  Olde Riekerink, R G M ^a   Ohnstad, I ^b   van Santen, B ^b   Barkema, H W ^c  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b Dairy Group   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automated dipping; Backflushing; Contagious mastitis; Postmilking teat disinfection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; UDDER;

ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK;

EID: 84865315310     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4939     Document Type: Article

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