ReviewVeterinary world2018
Milk somatic cells, factors influencing their release, future prospects, and practical utility in dairy animals: An overview.
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103 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 317 citations in OpenAlex.
- Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for the Detection of Bacterial Bovine Mastitis: A Systematic Review.Veterinary medicine and science · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of subclinical mastitis, its associated bacterial isolates and risk factors among cattle in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC veterinary research · 2023Pooled it
- Prediction of potential molecular markers of bovine mastitis by meta-analysis of differentially expressed genes using combined p value and robust rank aggregation.Tropical animal health and production · 2022Pooled it
- Development and evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for the detection of bovine Milk in foods.Food chemistry. Molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Long non-coding RNAs link DNA methylation to immune regulatory networks in bovine subclinical mastitis.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2026Article
- Dysregulated Efferocytosis and Immune Microenvironment in High Somatic Cell Count Dairy Cows.Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition · 2026Article
- Variations in cow milk and teat skin microbiota across the lactation cycle with intramammary cephalosporin use at dry-off.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2026Article
- Quantitative lipidomic analysis of blood and milk in jennies with high and low milk fat content.Veterinary and animal science · 2026Article
- Effect ofOpen veterinary journal · 2026Article
- Quality and antibiotic residues in raw milk sold informally in Manabí and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador.Italian journal of food safety · 2026Article
- Functional Role and Diagnostic Potential of Biomarkers in the Early Detection of Mastitis in Dairy Cows.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Exploratory identification of candidate SNP markers associated with recurrent clinical mastitis in Holstein cattle.PloS one · 2026Article
- Subclinical mastitis of buffaloes in Asia: prevalence, pathogenesis, risk factors, antimicrobial resistance, and current treatment strategies.Journal of animal science and technology · 2026Review
- Evaluation of acoustic pulse and cold laser therapies for the treatment of dairy cows with subclinical mastitis under organic management conditions.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Longitudinal analysis reveals transitions in pathogen profiles associated with mastitis in dairy cows.Veterinary research · 2025Article
- Exploring Milk and Blood Biochemical Indicators as Potential Biomarkers of Udder Health in Early Lactation Cows.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- The Effects of Milking and Cleaning Procedures on the Quality and Microbiome of Raw Goat Milk.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A single-cell transcriptomic study of milk cells from dairy cows with divergent lactation performance.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Portable and affordable device for on-site quantitative detection of somatic cells in milk.NPJ science of food · 2025Article
- Proteomic analysis of Buffalo milk somatic cells reveals metabolomic and immunological transitions during early lactation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Milk somatic cells (SCs) are a mixture of milk-producing cells and immune cells. These cells are secreted in milk during the normal course of milking and are used as an index for estimating mammary health and milk quality of dairy animals worldwide. Milk SC is influenced by cow productivity, health, parity, lactation stage, and breed of an animal. Any change in environmental conditions, poor management practices, and also stressful conditions significantly increases the amount of SC coming in milk. Better hygiene and proper nutrition help in reducing milk SC. Milk with low SC means better milk products with a longer shelf life. The present review describes the role of SCs (both secretory and immune) in milk, their role in maintaining the integrity of the mammary gland, and factors affecting their release in milk. This information may help to reduce milk somatic cell counts (SCCs) and to establish differential SCC standards.
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