Colostrum and milk as risk factors for infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4610-4615

  Nielsen, S S ^a   Bjerre, H ^a   Toft, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colostrum and milk; Paratuberculosis; Retrospective study; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 57749089440     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1272     Document Type: Article

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