Case study: Evaluating quarter and composite milk sampling for detection of subclinical intramammary infections in dairy cattle

Our objective was to evaluate a 200,000 cells/mL somatic cell count (SCC) cut-point on both the quarter and composite level to determine its effectiveness at identifying subclinical mastitis infections in one commercial dairy herd in Central New York. Milk samples from 107 Holstein cows were used fo...

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Published in:Preventive veterinary medicine 2019-02, Vol.163, p.51-57
Main Authors: Bach, K.D., Sipka, A., McArt, J.A.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Asymptomatic Infections
Cattle
Cell Count - veterinary
Dairying
Female
Mastitis, Bovine - diagnosis
Milk - cytology
Sensitivity
Somatic cell count
Specificity
Subclinical mastitis
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Summary:Our objective was to evaluate a 200,000 cells/mL somatic cell count (SCC) cut-point on both the quarter and composite level to determine its effectiveness at identifying subclinical mastitis infections in one commercial dairy herd in Central New York. Milk samples from 107 Holstein cows were used for analysis. All cows were eligible for enrollment provided they had 4 working udder quarters, were >14 and
ISSN:0167-5877
1873-1716
DOI:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.12.013