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Table 6 Sampling events (n = 9) categorized into three sampling periods according to the seasonal production of goat milk in Norway

From: Somatic cell count in dairy goats I: association with infectious and non-infectious factors

 

Sampling period

Year

Indoor spring /Early lactationa (March – May)

Pasture/Mid lactationb (June – August)

Fall/Late lactationc (September – October)

2021

1st

2nd, 3rd

4th

2022

5th, 6th

7th

8th, 9th

  1. aEarly lactation: less than 100 days in milk
  2. bMid lactation: 100–180 days in milk
  3. 3Late lactation: >180 days in milk