Influence of an intramammary infusion at drying-off of combined penethamate hydriodide, benethamine penicillin, and framycetin sulfate on intramammary infections and somatic cell counts in dairy sheep

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3459-3466

  Linage, B ^a   Gonzalo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Dry therapy; Mammary pathogen; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 52649118037     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0842     Document Type: Article

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