Xiaoyun Sun, Ruiming Zhao, Xianhua Wang, Yunlong Wu, Degang Yang, Jianhui Wang, Zhihong Wu, Nan Wang, Juan Zhang, Bin Xiao, Jiaci Chen, Fengchun Huang, Ailiang Chen
BACKGROUND: Mastitis, a pervasive and detrimental disease in dairy farming, poses a significant challenge to the global dairy industry. Monitoring the milk somatic cell count (SCC) is vital for assessing the incidence of mastitis and the quality of raw cow's milk. However, existing SCC detection methods typically require large-scale instruments and specialized operators, limiting their application in resource-constrained settings such as dairy farms and small-scale labs. To address these limitations, this study introduces a novel, smartphone-based, on-site SCC testing method that leverages smartphone capabilities for milk somatic cell identification and enumeration, offering a portable and user-friendly testing platform...
May 22, 2024: Analytica Chimica Acta