Seasonal variation of bulk milk somatic cell counts in UK dairy herds: Investigations of the summer rise

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-308

  Green, M J ^a   Bradley, A J ^b   Newton, H ^b   Browne, W J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Markov chain Monte Carlo; Mastitis; Somatic cell count; Summer rise

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PATHOLOGY; SEASON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SEASONS; WALES;

EID: 33746695430     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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