title: [Cell count and Schalm test results of milk from dairy sheep with healthy udders during the course of a complete lactation].
abstract: The somatic cell count (SCC) was determined in 28 milk sheep with normal udder health using the California Mastitis Test (CMT) and a fluoro-opto-electronic cell counter (Partec Counter). The examinations were made at two week intervals throughout the lactation period. 92% of the premilking samples had a negative CMT reaction and in 0.5% of the samples the reaction was distinctly positive. In 95% of the premilking samples the SCC showed less than 200,000/ml and in 95% of the individual total milkings it was less than 350,000/ml. Elevated SCC were common towards the end of lactation when milk yield was low.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Geburtshilfe, Jungtier- und Euterkrankheiten mit Ambulatorium, Universität Zürich.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Regi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Honegger
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Büchi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Segessemann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rüsch
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology*; D008892:Milk / Q000166:cytology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012756:Sheep / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Zellzahlen und Schalmtestbefunde von Milch eutergesunder Milchschafe im Verlaufe einer ganzen Laktation.