Mammary pathogens and their relationship to somatic cell count and milk yield losses in dairy ewes

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1460-1467

  Gonzalo, C ^a   Ariznabarreta, A ^a   Carriedo, J A ^a   San Primitivo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dairy ewe; Mastitis; Milk yield; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COAGULASE; NOVOBIOCIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MASTITIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL COUNT; COAGULASE; FEMALE; MASTITIS; MILK; NOVOBIOCIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 0036617966     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74214-8     Document Type: Article

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