Somatic cell counts of ewes' milk
- 31 December 1991
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier BV in British Veterinary Journal
- Vol. 147 (6), 575-581
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0007-1935(91)90029-m
Abstract
The somatic cell counts of ewes' milk were determined by an electronic particle counter (Coulter Counter). Of 1408 apparently normal milk samples, 98.2% had a somatic cell count lower than 1.0 × 106 cells/ml and 85.8% of 254 bacteriologically positive samples had a count higher than 1.0 × 106 cells/ml. Values exceeding 1.0 × 106 cells/ml are indicative of subclinical mastitis, if samples were collected from clinically healthy mammary glands.Keywords
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