On effects of stage of lactation and subclinical mastitis on
milk quality in goats
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Nissim Silanikove Biology of Lactation Lab, Agricultural
Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Israel Uzi Merin
Department of Food Science, Agricultural Research Organization, The
Volcani Center, Israel Gabriel Leitner Kimron Veterinary Institute,
Israel
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Milk quality: fat, total proteins, casein, curd and are
affected by intramammary Infection and stage of lactation Cheese
quality: yield, structure, smell, flavor, shelf life and all these
factors are subjected to the effect of intramammary Infection and
stage of lactation
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Traditional farming 1.Along the lactation different products
are produced 2. Milk from clinically infected glands is discarded
Modern dairy forming 1.Animals are milked while at different stages
of lactation 2. A large number of glands are infected with a
variety of bacteria
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Animal model built on the gland level One udder-half identified
with CNS species and the contra-lateral being free of bacteria + -
S. caprae S. chromogenes S. epidermidis S. simulans S. xylosus
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+ -
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Milk yield (half) of sheep or goat infected with CNS specie in
one gland and the contra-lateral being free. Open bars S; Hatched
bars G