A left-in-place group milk sampler can improve disease monitoring in dairy herds

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dc.contributor	Clarke, T
dc.contributor	Deveraux, R S
dc.contributor	Madison, N
dc.contributor	Hannah, M C
dc.contributor	Ridge, S E
dc.contributor	Ryan, L
dc.contributor	Wientjes, H A
dc.date.accessioned	2012-03-07T22:21:34Z
dc.date.available	2012-03-07T22:21:34Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.identifier.citation	Aust. J. Exp. Agr. (2007) 47(9): 1104-1108
dc.identifier.issn	0816-1089
dc.identifier.uri	http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/22853
dc.description.abstract	A novel milk sampler (MilkThief) is described. It can collect representative samples of milk to be used for disease monitoring from groups of cows during a milking session. The maximum dilution of each individual cow's milk did not exceed a 1�:�45 limit when we tested the sampler in a range of Australian dairies. Such a dilution limit has been shown by others to be efficient for the detection of enzootic bovine leucosis when the ?Lactelisa' method is used. The samplers and collection flasks are conveniently left in place for the whole milking session. The sampling volume can be manipulated so that the combined sample collected from up to 10 cows can be held in a flask of 220-mL capacity. The sampler can be easily fitted to any milking machine.
dc.publisher	CSIRO Publishing
dc.source.uri	http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=EA06210.pdf
dc.title	A left-in-place group milk sampler can improve disease monitoring in dairy herds
dc.type	Research
dc.description.version	Journal article
dc.identifier.volume	47
dc.identifier.page	1104-1108
dc.identifier.issue	9