The effectiveness of drying off individual quarters as a treatment for mastitis

Cattle Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-102

  Blowey, R ^a   Deyes, E ^b  

^a WOOD VETERINARY GROUP   (United Kingdom)

^b Bengrove Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell counts; Dry off; Infected quarter; Mastitis treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044455478     PISSN: 09691251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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