Epidemiological and bacteriological aspects of mastitis associated with yellow-jacket wasps (Vespula germanica) in a dairy cattle herd

Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 461-463

  Yeruham, I ^a,c   Schwimmer, A ^a   Brami, Y ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Mevo Horon DM   (Israel)

^c NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; INSECT BITE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISRAEL; LACTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; UDDER; WASP;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; ISRAEL; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; WASPS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; INSECTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; VESPIDAE; VESPULA; VESPULA GERMANICA;

EID: 0036944748     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2002.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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