Microbiological quality and somatic cell count in bulk milk of dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius): Descriptive statistics, correlations, and factors of variation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5625-5640

  Nagy, P ^a   Faye, B ^b   Marko, O ^a   Thomas, S ^a   Wernery, U ^c   Juhasz, J ^a  

^a Emirates Industries for Camel Milk and Products   (United Arab Emirates)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bulk milk; Dromedary camel; Microbiological quality; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BULK MILK; CAMEL; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DROMEDARY CAMEL; FEMALE; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD QUALITY; MASTITIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SEASON; SOMATIC CELL COUNT;

BULK MILK; DROMEDARY CAMEL; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; SOMATIC CELL COUNT;

ANIMALS; CAMELS; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD QUALITY; MASTITIS; MILK; SEASONS;

EID: 84882924428     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6990     Document Type: Article

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