Results 11 to 20 of about 28,711 (238)

Usefulness of differential somatic cell count for udder health monitoring: Association of differential somatic cell count and somatic cell score with quarter-level milk yield and milk components

Journal of Dairy Science
: Mastitis is the most common disease affecting dairy cattle and is associated with substantial milk loss. Somatic cell count has been widely used as an indicator of udder inflammation (e.g., subclinical mastitis).
Mariana Fonseca, Daryna Kurban, Jean-Philippe Roy, Débora E. Santschi, Elouise Molgat, Simon Dufour   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Usefulness of differential somatic cell count for udder health monitoring: Diagnostic performance of somatic cell count and differential somatic cell count for diagnosing intramammary infections in dairy herds with automated milking systems

Journal of Dairy Science
: Mastitis poses significant economic challenges for dairy farms. Therefore, enhancing the accuracy of diagnostic methods for detecting IMI can potentially improve prevention, control, and treatment strategies. The SCC is a well-established parameter for
Mariana Fonseca, Daryna Kurban, Jean-Philippe Roy, Débora E. Santschi, Elouise Molgat, Simon Dufour   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Development of Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy (MIR) Diagnostic Model for Udder Health Status of Dairy Cattle [PDF]

Animals
The somatic cell count (SCC) and differential somatic cell count (DSCC) are proxies for the udder health of dairy cattle, regarded as the criterion of mastitis identification with healthy, suspicious mastitis, mastitis, and chronic/persistent mastitis ...
Xiaoli Ren, Chu Chu, Xiangnan Bao, Lei Yan, Xueli Bai, Haibo Lu, Changlei Liu, Zhen Zhang, Shujun Zhang   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Risk factors of high somatic cell count and differential somatic cells in early lactation associated with selective dry cow therapy

Animal, 2023
The routine use of intramammary antimicrobial products in all dairy cows at the beginning of the dry period is no longer allowed in European Union (EU) countries due to the new Regulation (EU) 2019/6 to reduce antimicrobial resistance.
S. Mondini, G. Gislon, M. Zucali, A. Sandrucci, A. Tamburini, L. Bava   +5 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Estimating the nonlinear interaction between somatic cell score and differential somatic cell count on milk production by parity using generalized additive models

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: This observational study aimed to use somatic cell score (SCS) and differential somatic cell count (DSCC), the combined proportion of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and lymphocytes in somatic cells, to investigate how mastitis affected milk production ...
Che-Hsuan Huang, Kenji Furukawa, Nobuyuki Kusaba   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Usefulness of differential somatic cell count for udder health monitoring: Identifying referential values for differential somatic cell count in healthy quarters and quarters with subclinical mastitis

Journal of Dairy Science
: Mastitis, an inflammation of the udder primarily caused by an IMI, is one of the most common diseases in dairy cattle. Somatic cell count has been widely used as an indicator of udder inflammation, assisting in the detection of subclinical mastitis ...
Mariana Fonseca, Daryna Kurban, Jean-Philippe Roy, Débora E. Santschi, Elouise Molgat, Danchen Aaron Yang, Simon Dufour   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Genetic parameters for somatic cell score, differential somatic cell count, and milk electrical conductivity in dairy buffaloes

Italian Journal of Animal Science
Understanding the genetic architecture of economically important traits in dairy buffaloes is essential for implementing genetic selection and breeding strategies aimed at improving the productivity and profitability of dairy buffalo farming.
J. Ramírez Díaz, T. Bobbo, R. Matera, M. Gómez-Carpio, R. Cimmino, G. Pedota, S. Biffani, G. Neglia   +7 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Relationship between total and differential quarter somatic cell counts at dry-off and early lactation.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Mastitis is a most common disease of dairy cows and causes tremendous economic loss to the dairy industry worldwide. Somatic cell counts (SCC) reflect the inflammatory response to infections and is a metric used as key indicator in mastitis screening ...
Aldo Dal Prà, Filippo Biscarini, Gian Luca Cavani, Saverio Bacchelli, Alcide Iotti, Sara Borghi, Marco Nocetti, Paolo Moroni   +7 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Pathogen and severity-dependent immune responses in bovine mastitis: highlight the dynamics of differential somatic cell count. [PDF]

J Vet Med Sci
Immune responses in bovine clinical mastitis (CM) probably differ depending on the causative pathogen and disease severity. The observational study aimed to investigate whether both factors are associated with the dynamics of immune indicators, including somatic cell score (SCS), white blood cell count (WBC), serum albumin/globulin (A/G) ratio, and ...
Huang CH, Kayano M, Kusaba N.
europepmc   +3 more sources

A Study on Differential Biomarkers in the Milk of Holstein Cows with Different Somatic Cells Count Levels

Animals, 2023
Dairy cow mastitis is one of the common diseases of dairy cows, which will not only endanger the health of dairy cows but also affect the quality of milk. Dairy cow mastitis is an inflammatory reaction caused by pathogenic microorganisms and physical and
Yuanhang She, Jianying Liu, Minqiang Su, Yaokun Li, Yongqing Guo, Guangbin Liu, Ming Deng, Hongxian Qin, Baoli Sun, Jianchao Guo, Dewu Liu   +10 more
doaj   +3 more sources