PanelMilk and mastitis
Mastitis Panel (Cell Count + Culture and Sensitivity)
Somatic cell count with bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity of the milk: finds the bacteria behind mastitis and the antibiotics that work.
- Sample
- Milk, Swab, Pus, fluid or tissue
- For
- Cow, Buffalo, Goat
What is in this panel
- Milk Somatic Cell Count (SCC)
- Bacterial Culture (Microbiology)
- Antimicrobial Agents (Sensitivity)
What to send
- MilkClean milk bottle or pot
Clean-catch milk, after discarding the first streams.
- SwabSwab in a transport tube
A swab from the site, kept in its tube.
- Pus, fluid or tissueSterile pot
Collected clean, before any antibiotic, into a sterile container.
In the laboratory's words: As for the tests in the panel
How to collect and send it
Preparation. Follow the sample notes for each test in the panel.