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Intramammary infections constitute major animal health and economic problem in commercial dairy goat farms, being responsible for decreases in milk yield, alter milk composition, and lower milk quality. This paper reviews the published literature during the last three decades, highlighting the of non-infectious and infectious factors that influence somatic cell count (SCC). Besides that, it intends to contribute to understanding the conventional diagnostic methods and their limitations, and supports the implementation of new technologies for efficient mastitis control, in- cluding the use of infrared thermography and ultrasonography.
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Mastitis Microbiology Milk pathogens Goat Small ruminants Thermography Ultrasonography Research Subject Categories::VETERINARY MEDICINE
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Citation
Margatho, Gisele; Quintas, Helder; Rodríguez-Estévez, Vicente; Simões, João (2021). Infectious and non-infectious factors affecting somatic cell count and new diagnostic approaches of intramammary infections in dairy goats: a review. Current Chinese Science. ISSN 2210-2914 . 1:4, p. 460-476
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Bentham Science Publishers