Intramammary infections caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci and the effect on somatic cell counts in dairy goats

Landbauforschung Volkenrode

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 59-64

  Aulrich, Karen ^a   Barth, Kerstin ^a  

^a THÜNEN INSTITUTE OF CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococci; Goats; Mastitis; Organic farming; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CAPRAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS XYLOSUS;

EID: 47649101083     PISSN: 04586859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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