Clinical and subclinical Staphylococcus aureus mastitis in dairy buffaloes: Disease characteristics and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of isolates

International Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 804-811

  Hussain, Abid ^a   Shakoor, Abdul ^a   Shahid, Muhammad Akbar ^a   Numan, Muhammad ^b   Gulraiz, Fahad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b Veterinary Research Institute   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Clinical and sub clinical; Mastitis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34548690787     PISSN: 18164897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijar.2007.804.811     Document Type: Article

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