Evaluation of diagnostic procedures for subclinical mastitis in meat-producing sheep

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-148

  Clements, Archie C A ^a,b   Taylor, David J ^a   Fitzpatrick, Julie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

California mastitis test; Ovine; Sensitivity; Somatic cell count; Specificity; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; AUTOANALYSIS; BACTERIA; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA; MASTITIS; MEAT; MICROCOCCUS; MILK; PREGNANCY; PSEUDOMONAS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0038520031     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029903006022     Document Type: Article

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