Title :
Video-microscopy as an Alternative Method for Evaluation of Somatic Cell Count
Author :
Grillo, Gustavo J. ; Pérez, Miguel A. ; Baro, Jesus A. ; Carleos, Carlos
Author_Institution :
Electron. Technol. Area, Oviedo Univ., Asturias
Abstract :
Somatic Cell Count (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 for 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 :
biological techniques; cellular biophysics; dairy products; optical microscopy; video signal processing; image analysis; mastitis; somatic cell count concentration; video-microscopy; Calibration; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Cows; Dairy products; Optical microscopy; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Throughput; Virtual manufacturing; cell counting; image analisys; mastitis; somatic cells; video-microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 2005. IMTC 2005. Proceedings of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8879-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.2005.1604107
