Milk quality and udder health: Test methods and standards

Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 894-901

  Kelly, A L ^a   Leitner, G ^b   Merin, U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mastitis; Mastitis pathogens; Microbiological analysis; Milk quality; Somatic cell count; Somatic cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892585248     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374407-4.00353-8     Document Type: Chapter

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