A review of the factors affecting the costs of bovine mastitis

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 52-60

  Petrovski, K R ^a   Trajcev, M ^b   Buneski, G ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Cost; Dairy cattle; Mastitis; Mastitis control; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VACCINE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DAIRYING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISINFECTION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FATALITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LACTATION DISORDER; MARKETING; MASTITIS; MILK HYGIENE; MILK PRODUCTION; MILK YIELD; NONHUMAN; PASTEURIZATION; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELF LIFE; SOMATIC CELL; UDDER; VACCINATION; WORKING TIME; ZOONOSIS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33750706251     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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