The use of a hand-held conductivity meter for the diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows during late lactation

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-25

  Mansell, P D ^a   Seguya, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Department of Animal Health and Production ^*  (Botswana)

Author keywords

Cattle; Conductivity; Cow; Dairy; Diagnosis; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIOLOGY; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASTITIS; MILK; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0037300517     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2003.36325     Document Type: Article

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