The influence of intramammary antibiotic treatment, presence of bacteria, stage of lactation and parity in dairy goats as measured by the California Milk Cell Test and somatic cell counts

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-167

  Karzis, J ^a   Donkin, E F ^a   Petzer, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

California milk cell test; Dairy goats; Intramammary antibiotics; Mastitis; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 34547967293     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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