Prevalence of Mastitis Pathogens Preceding and Following Parturition in Primiparous Beef Cows

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 188-195

  Simpson, R B ^a,d   Nickerson, S C ^b   Shockey, J D ^c,e   Phillips, J M ^a  

^a University of Arkansas   (United States)

^b Louisiana State University Agricultural Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e Sequoyah Angus Ranch   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cows; Mastitis; Milk production

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645247799     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31691-0     Document Type: Article

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