Efficacy of using an internal teat sealer to prevent new intramammary infections in nonlactating dairy cattle

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 228, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1565-1573

  Sanford, Carolyn J ^a   Keefe, Greg P ^a   Dohoo, Ian R ^a   Leslie, Ken E ^b   Dingwell, Randy T ^b   DesCôteaux, Luc ^c   Barkema, Herman W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE CLOXACILLIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERNAL TEAT SEALER; LACTATION; MASTITIS; MILK; NIPPLE; NONHUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CLOXACILLIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 33646589290     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.228.10.1565     Document Type: Article

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