Article
Estimation of individual somatic cell counts using single nucleotide polymorphisms from bulk milk samples.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Aug 2026
Pichlmeier A, Ziegler L, Zablotski Y, Onken F, Iwersen M, Zerbe H, Martin R
Abstract excerpt
The SCC of individual cows plays an important role in the assessment of udder health. Until now, individual milk samples have been required to determine the SCC of each cow. This study introduces a novel measurement method that uses the genetic information of individual cows to identify them within a shared bulk milk sample. The Genocells method applies DNA chip technology and genotyping data originally generated...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
