Effects of machine-milking on the bacterial flora of teat duct and mammary gland of ewes

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B: Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 499-501

  Skoufos, I ^a   Voidarou, Ch ^a   Bezirtzoglou, E ^a,b   Tzora, A ^a  

^a Epirus Institute of Technology Arta   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MASTITIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; UDDER;

ANIMALS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OVIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 33751278694     PISSN: 09311793     EISSN: 14390450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2006.00990.x     Document Type: Article

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