Effect of intramammary infection in Bergamasca meat sheep on milk parameters and lamb growth

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 340-344

  Moroni, Paolo ^a   Pisoni, Giuliano ^a   Varisco, Giorgio ^b   Boettcher, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intramammary infection; Lamb growth; Meat sheep; Milk parameters; Somatic cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MASTITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS; MILK; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 35348870917     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029907002506     Document Type: Article

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