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The detection of abnormal milk by electrical means

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

G. R. Greatrix
Affiliation:
Constantine College of Technology, Middlesbrough, Teesside
J. C. Quayle
Affiliation:
Constantine College of Technology, Middlesbrough, Teesside
R. A. Coombe
Affiliation:
Constantine College of Technology, Middlesbrough, Teesside

Summary

A preliminary study has been made of some relationships between the relative conductivity of milk and its cellular content and 3 basic relationships subjected to an extensive computer analysis. The results suggest that relative conductivity can be used to detect about 3 out of every 4 cows yielding milk samples from one or more quarters with a cellular content greater than 500000/ml, and about 4 out of every 5 cows with a cellular content greater than 1000000/ml. Less than 1 in 20 cows would be incorrectly detected as having cell counts greater than 500000/ml in milk from any one quarter.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1968

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