Differential cell count as an alternative method to diagnose dairy cow mastitis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1653-1660

  Pilla, R ^a   Malvisi, M ^a   Snel, G G M ^a   Schwarz, D ^b   Konig S ^c   Czerny, C P ^b   Piccinini, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Diagnosis; Differential cell count; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; NEUTROPHIL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NEUTROPHILS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84874314584     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6298     Document Type: Article

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