The Effects of Early Antibiotic Treatment Following Diagnosis of Mastitis Detected by a Change in the Electrical Conductivity of Milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 859-863

  Milner, P ^a   Page, K L ^a   Hillerton, J E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intramammary treatment; Somatic cell count; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus uberis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031134230     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76008-9     Document Type: Article

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