This review covers recent scientific and technical publications on analytical, sanitary,
productive, and technological aspects of somatic cell counts (SCC) in sheep and goat milk. It …

The consequences of mastitis on the technological properties of milk and on the quality of
milk products are widely reported in the literature. Besides, recent advances have shed light …

The milk somatic cell count (MSCC) forms the basis of abnormal milk control programs world
wide for goats, cows and sheep. To better understand factors that contribute to elevations in …

Somatic cells are an important component naturally present in milk, and somatic cell count is
used as an indicator of udder health and milk quality. The role of somatic cells in dairy …

This review discusses current knowledge of the main nutritional factors that influence
composition of sheep milk and, consequently, its processing into cheese, with special focus …

Dairy sheep and dairy goat breeding in Europe is most common around the Mediterranean
basin, particularly in France, Greece, Italy and Spain. Over recent years the tendency has …

Food-based components represent major sources of functional bioactive compounds. Milk is
a rich source of multiple bioactive peptides that not only help to fulfill consumers 'nutritional …

We determined seasonal variations in the composition and characteristics of bovine milk, as
well as heat-induced changes in the physicochemical properties of the milk, in a typical …

Proteins of animal origin represent physiologically active components in the human diet;
they exert a direct action or constitute a substrate for enzymatic hydrolysis upon food …

Milk somatic cell count (SCC) is a well-established criterion commonly used for evaluation of
the intramammary health status, both in individual animals and in bulk milk tanks, since …