Title :
Low-cost video-microscopy system for evaluation of fresh cow milk somatic cell concentration
Author :
Grillo, G.J. ; Anton, Juan C. ; Ferrero, Fabien ; Perez, Marcelo A.
Author_Institution :
Oviedo Univ.
Abstract :
Somatic cell concentration (SCC) is an important indicator in detecting the mastitis infection in cows: SCC is a measure of milk quality. Direct Optical Microscopy is the reference method of SCC evaluation, but it is extremely time consuming, This paper shows the advantageous results of applying a low-cost video microscopy system that evaluates somatic cell concentration in fresh cow milk
Keywords :
dairying; optical microscopy; quality control; fresh cow milk; mastitis infection; milk quality; somatic cell concentration; video-microscopy system; Calibration; Cows; Dairy products; Economic indicators; Image processing; Laboratories; Manuals; Optical microscopy; Ultraviolet sources; Voice mail;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2001. IMTC 2001. Proceedings of the 18th IEEE
Conference_Location :
Budapest
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6646-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2001.928210
