@conference {41804,
	title = {Are serum amyloid protein levels in milk an indicator of mastitis infection in New Zealand dairy goats ?},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {68},
	year = {2008},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {105-106},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	address = {Brisbane, Australia},
	abstract = {The incidence of clinical mastitis in dairy goats is low at less than 5\% per lactation (Bergonier et al., 2003), however, there is a recognised need in the industry for a simple, practical and reliable means for the detection of sub-clinical mastitis. In goats, conversely to cows, somatic cell counts (SCC) are not a reliable indicator of infection. Bacteriological cultures can be used to identify glands with subclinical infection, but this approach involves specialized sampling. Serum amyloid A (SAA) is a family of acute phase proteins that is produced in response to infection and inflammation. Levels of this protein in milk have been ...Continued },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Hodgkinson AJ and Kivits LJ and Molenaar AJ and McDougall S and Prosser CG}
}
