Performance evaluation of systems for automated monitoring of udder health: Would the real gold standard please stand up?

Mastitis Control: From Science to Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 259-266

  Mein, G A ^a   Rasmussen, M D ^b  

^a Sensortec Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biosensors; Clinical mastitis; Gold standard

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899210513     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-649-6     Document Type: Chapter

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