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EP 3 196 644 A8 |
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CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation |
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Correction information: |
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Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1) |
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Corrigendum issued on: |
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13.09.2017 Bulletin 2017/37 |
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Date of publication: |
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26.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/30 |
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Date of filing: 22.01.2016 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC):
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL
NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR |
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BA ME |
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MA MD |
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Applicant: Mastatix, Ltd. |
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Ithaca, NY 14852 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- QUIMBY, Fred William
New Durham
NH 03855 (US)
- VON RHEINBABEN, Rolf
82327 Tutzing (DE)
- TOKMAN, Michael Gregory
Ithaca
NY 14850 (US)
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Representative: Frick, Robert |
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Lorenz Seidler Gossel
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte
Partnerschaft mbB
Widenmayerstraße 23
80538 München
80538 München (DE) |
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METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING MASTITIS IN A LACTATING ANIMAL |
(57) The invention relates to a method for diagnosing mastitis in a lactating and preferably
bovine animal, the method comprising recording data, the data having been obtained
from analyzing a series of milk samples, the series of milk samples in turn having
been obtained by periodically milking an animal, the data including total and/or differential
leukocyte counts and changes in these count(s) between subsequent samples, wherein
the differential leukocyte counts include the lymphocyte count, the macrophage count
and the neutrophil count; and evaluating the recorded data to obtain information on
the presence of mastitis and/or stage of mastitis and/or on the microorganism responsible
for mastitis.