A study of the incidence and significance of intramammary enterobacterial infections acquired during the dry period

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1957-1965

  Bradley, A J ^a   Green, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Orchard Veterinary Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dry period; Enterobacterial; Fingerprinting; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PARITY; PREVALENCE; SEASON; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA PRIMERS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PARITY; PREVALENCE; SEASONS;

EID: 0034276534     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75072-7     Document Type: Article

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