Associations between milking practices, somatic cell counts and milk postharvest losses in smallholder dairy and pastoral camel herds in Kenya

On-farm hygienic practices are important in assuring quality and safety of milk for consumers and for reducing losses at production and at post-harvest. This study investigated the relationship between milking practices, mastitis as well as milk somatic cell counts (SCC) and the effects of high SCC...

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Main Authors: Olivier B. Kashongwe, Bockline O. Bebe, Joseph W. Matofari, Christian G. Huelsebusch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Veterinary Science and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2314459916300758