Question

Subclinical mastitis in dairy cattle, a form of udder inflammation that does not produce visible changes in milk appearance or obvious udder swelling but still causes reduced milk yield and quality, is commonly detected on the farm using which simple diagnostic test that estimates somatic cell count through a gel-forming reaction?

Q: Answer-Subclinical mastitis in dairy cattle, a form of udder inflammation that does not produce visible cha...

The California Mastitis Test CMT is a simple, cow-side diagnostic test used to detect subclinical mastitis by mixing a reagent with a milk sample the degree of gel formation observed correlates with the somatic cell count in the milk, providing a practical, low-cost screening method for udder health that does not require laboratory equipment.