Comparison of antibiotic resistance of udder pathogens in dairy cows kept on organic and on conventional farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 989-997

  Roesch, M ^a,c   Perreten, V ^a   Doherr, M G ^a   Schaeren, W ^b   Schallibaum M ^b   Blum, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Federal Research Station   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Dairy cow; Mastitis; Organic dairy production

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MILK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 33745007135     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72164-6     Document Type: Article

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