Prevalence of intramammary infections in primigravid Brazilian dairy heifers

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-155

  Da Costa, E O ^a   Melville, P A ^a   Ribeiro, A R ^a   Watanabe, E ^a   Viani, F C ^a   White, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 0347309062     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(96)01072-0     Document Type: Article

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