An investigation into various somatic cell count thresholds as indicators of bovine intramammary infection status in quarter and composite cow milk samples
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Konaite, E.F.
Watermeyer, Johanna C.
Badenhorst, Renette
Mohapi, L.
Malekane, K.S.
Motau, M.C.
Ludike, R.
Karzis, Joanne
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Pretoria : University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science, Dept. of Production Animal Studies
Abstract
This study of quarter and composite cow milk samples investigated the
use of somatic cell count (SCC) as a diagnostic tool to test the validity of
current SCC threshold of 200 000 cells/ml suggested by industry as an
indicator of general intramammary infections (IMI).
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Poster presented at the University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science Faculty Day, August 20, 2015, Pretoria, South Africa.
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Keywords
Somatic cell count (SCC), Cow milk, Intramammary infections (IMI), Lactating cows