Measurement of oxygen concentration for detection of subclinical mastitis

摘要

Subclinical mastitis is a frequent and economically important disease in cattle. Since the milk appears macroscopically normal the diagnosis depends on indirect parameters. In automatic milking systems ideally the measurements have to be automatized and completed during milking process. Oxygen concentration of the milk is a parameter which has not been used widely to date. Oxygen is consumed by cells in the milk, hence an increased number of cells results in decreased oxygen concentration.