Dry cow therapy with a non-antibiotic intramammary teat seal - A review

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 412-418

  Crispie, Fiona ^a   Flynn, James ^a   Ross, R Paul ^a,b   Hill, Colin ^b,c   Meaney, William J ^a,d  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Cattle; Cows; Dry cow therapy; Mastitis; Teat seal

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CEPRAVIN DRY COW;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTATION; MASTITIS; NIPPLE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 3242683262     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-57-7-412     Document Type: Review

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