Case report: High prevalence rate of ovine mastitis, caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci and predisposed by increased gossypol consumption

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 185-189

  Fthenakis, G C ^a   Leontides, L ^a   Skoufos, J ^b   Taitzoglou, I A ^a   Tzora, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Epirus Institute of Technology Arta   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gossypol; Mastitis; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARCANOBACTERIUM; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROPUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 1542320738     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00232-3     Document Type: Article

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