Comparison of seven antibiotic treatments with no treatment for bacteriological efficacy against bovine mastitis pathogens

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1664-1670

  Wilson, David J ^a   Gonzalez, Ruben N ^a   Case, Kerry L ^a   Garrison, Linda L ^a   Gröhn, Yrjö T ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bovine; Efficacy; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PIRLIMYCIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMOXICILLIN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033173170     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75395-6     Document Type: Article

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