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- Title
Benchmarks for evaluation and comparison of udder health status using monthly individual somatic cell count.
- Authors
Fauteux, Véronique; Roy, Jean-Philippe; Scholl, Daniel T.; Bouchard, Émile
- Abstract
The article presents a study related to benchmarks for the interpretation of herd udder health using monthly individual somatic cell counts (SCC) from dairy herds in Quebec, Canada. The topics discussed include the importance of milk quality and herd udder health for dairy industry, the benefits of on-farm somatic cell count (SCC) monitoring program. Also presented is an analysis of intramammary infection dynamics during lactation in the animals.
- Subjects
QUEBEC (Province); UDDER diseases; SOMATIC cells; MAMMARY gland diseases; DAIRY industry; MILK quality
- Publication
Canadian Veterinary Journal / Revue Vétérinaire Canadienne, 2014, Vol 55, Issue 8, p741
- ISSN
0008-5286
- Publication type
Article