Somatic Cell Count and Its Application to Reducing the Incidence of Clinical Mastitis in Dairy Cattle
Fangdong Zou
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Fangdong Zou
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This paper introduced somatic cell count (SCC) in dairy cattle, including its conception, characters, measuring methods, factors which affect the count and its using in dairy industry, especially its using in reducing the incidence of mastitis in catties and using SCC as a selection marker in genetics to increase the resistance of dairy cattle to clinical mastitis.
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This paper introduced somatic cell count (SCC) in dairy cattle, including its conception, characters, measuring methods, factors which affect the count and its using in dairy industry, especially its using in reducing the incidence of mastitis in catties and using SCC as a selection marker in genetics to increase the resistance of dairy cattle to clinical mastitis.
Key concepts: Mastitis, Somatic cell count, Dairy cattle, Dairy industry, Incidence (geometry), Somatic cell, Veterinary medicine, Biology