Effect of weather conditions on somatic cell score in Sicilian Valle del Belice ewe

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue sup1, 2007, Pages 130-132

  Finocchiaro, R ^a   van Kaam, J B C H M ^b   Portolano, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy sheep; Mastitis; Somatic cell score; Weather effects

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34250879561     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: 1828051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.130     Document Type: Article

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