The effects of stage of lactation, parity and calving season on somatic cell counts in Anatolian Water Buffaloes
      
Yazarlar (4)
Prof. Dr. Aziz ŞAHİN Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Arda Yıldırım
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Zafer Ulutaş
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Emre UĞURLUTEPE Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Indian Journal of Animal Research
Dergi ISSN 0367-6722 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 02-2017
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 51 / 1 / 35–39 DOI 10.18805/ijar.11461
Özet
The present research was conducted to determine the effects of parity, calving season and stage of lactation on the somatic cell count (SCC) in Anatolian water buffaloes reared different herd conditions. In total, 2,736 SCC readings from 456 Anatolian water buffaloes were analyzed. Data were evaluated by the stage of lactation (early, mid, and late), calving season, and parity with the SPSS package program. Significant effects of calving season, parity, and stage of lactation on SCC were observed (P<0.05). The average SCC was 90,701±6,372 cells/ml. The results indicated that the SCC of buffaloes were in accordance with, even considerably lower than, the limits indicated in the related regulations of the Turkish Food Codex and those of the European Union Commission. Further studies are necessary to investigate the development of the appropriate threshold values under the conditions of Turkey.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Anatolian water buffalo | Calving season | Parity | Somatic cell | Stage of lactation