Effect of application of an external teat sealant and/or oral treatment with a monensin capsule pre-calving on the prevalence and incidence of subclinical and clinical mastitis in dairy heifers

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 120-129

  McDougall, S ^a   Parker, K I ^a   Weir, A M ^b   Compton, C W R ^a  

^a Animal Health Centre Morrinsville   (New Zealand)

^b Eltham District Veterinary Services   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

External teat sealant; Heifer; Mastitis; Monensin

Indexed keywords

IONOPHORE; LATEX; MONENSIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BLOOD; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UDDER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; IONOPHORES; LACTATION; LATEX; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MONENSIN; NEW ZEALAND; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 46849114717     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2008.36820     Document Type: Article

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