| dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Koop, G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Middeldorp, E. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-10-14T17:00:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-10-14 | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-10-14T17:00:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/3605 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A study in 5 herds, where 464 dairy goats were included, was set up to find out if there was a relationship between teat-end shape, teat-end callosity and somatic cell count (SCC) in dairy goats. During a visit all the teat-ends were scored on the rate of teat-end callosity thickness, teat-end callosity roughness and teat-end shape. Also milk samples were taken from each goat to determine the somatic cell count. Teat-end callosity thickness (TECT) was scored in a range from 1 to 5 where 1=no callosity ring and 5=extreme callosity thickness and it was found that TECT score 4 had a significant higher SCC than TECT score 1, TECT score 3 had a significant higher SCC than TECT score 2, TECT score 4 had a significant higher SCC than TECT score 2 and TECT score 4 had a significant higher SCC than TECT score 3.
Teat-end callosity roughness and teat-end shape were found to have no significant influence on the somatic cell count. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
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| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.title | Relationship between Teat-End Shape, Teat-End Callosity and Somatic Cell Count in Dutch Dairy Goats | |
| dc.type.content | Doctoral Thesis | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
| dc.subject.keywords | dairy goats, somatic cell count, teat-end, teat-end shape, teat-end callosity, udder | |
| dc.subject.courseuu | Diergeneeskunde | |
