Relationship between udder conformation and somatic cell count in Saanen goats

• Grant number: 10/18053-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2011
• End date: December 31, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Animal Clinics and Surgery
• Principal Investigator: Alice Maria Melville Paiva Della Libera
• Grantee: Débora Silveira Santos
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Several predisposing factors are described for breast disorders or secondary disorders that compromise the quality of milk of females of various species. The phenotypic characteristics of the udder are considered in the economic evaluation of a female goat for being associated with the production potential of these females. This study aims to correlate the conformation and udder health by evaluating the somatic cell count in goats. Thirty Saanen goats will be submitted to a clinical examination and measurement of parameters of udder conformation in the period before milking. The milk will be collected from each animal for assessment of cellularity by California Mastitis Test (CMT) and somatic cell count. These data will be correlated with the conformation of the udder.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

D. S. SANTOS; M. G. B. LIMA; C. F. NOZNICA; D. M. LIMA; C. F. BATISTA; R. C. GOMES; H. G. BERTAGNON; B. P. SANTOS; A. M. M. P. DELLA LIBERA. Conformação de úbere de caprinos da raça Saanen: parâmetros estéticos ou funcionais?. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 67, n. 5, p. 1287-1294, 2015-10-00. (10/18053-5)