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. 2021 Jan 23;29(3-4):493–500. doi: 10.1186/BF03548647

Differential Cell Counting in Fraction-Collected Milk from Dairy Cows

Differentialräkning av celler i olika mjölkfraktioner från ko

Karin Östensson 130,230,, Matts Hageltorn 130, Göran Åström 130
PMCID: PMC8161645  PMID: 3256244

Abstract

Cell con-centrations and cell populations were studied in fraction-collected milk by use of cytofluorometric methods. The results indicate differences in the condition of udders producing milk with more and less than 100 000 cells per ml, respectively

Keywords: flow cytometry.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by grants from the Swe-dish University of Agricultural Sciences and from the Swedish Council for Forestry and Agricultural Research.

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