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Evaluation of hand‐held sodium, potassium, calcium, and electrical conductivity meters for diagnosing subclinical mastitis and intramammary infection in dairy cattle

BACKGROUND: Subclinical mastitis (SCM) and intramammary infection (IMI) increase the sodium (Na) concentration and electrical conductivity (EC) and decrease the potassium (K) and calcium (Ca) concentrations in glandular secretions of lactating dairy cattle. HYPOTHESIS: Low‐cost portable Na, K, Ca, a...

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Autores principales: Kandeel, Sahar A., Megahed, Ameer A., Constable, Peter D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6766502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31294480
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15550