Analysis of the electrical conductivity in milking fractions as a mean for detecting and characterizing mastitis in goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 157-163

  Romero, G ^a   Pantoja, J C F ^b   Sendra, E ^a   Peris, C ^c   Diaz J R ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Goat; Mastitis; Milking fraction; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 84866504921     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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