Differential somatic cell count—A novel method for routine mastitis screening in the frame of Dairy Herd Improvement testing programs

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 4926-4940

  Damm, Malin ^a   Holm, Claus ^a   Blaabjerg, Mette ^a   Bro, Morten Novak ^a   Schwarz, Daniel ^a  

^a Foss   (United States)

Author keywords

differential somatic cell count; mastitis; somatic cell count; udder health

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MILK; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; UDDER; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NEUTROPHILS;

EID: 85016462775     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12409     Document Type: Article

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