Determinants of success or failure in the elimination of major mastitis pathogens in selective dry cow therapy

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1221-1231

  Osteras O ^a   Edge, V L ^b   Martin, S W ^b  

^a TINE SA   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dry cow therapy; Mastitis; Pathogens; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENESTERMYCIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PENETHAMATE HYDROIODIDE; PENICILLIN G;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PENICILLIN G; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033142744     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75345-2     Document Type: Article

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