Prevalence of potentially pathogenic bacteria as genital pathogens in dairy cattle

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-91

  Petit, T ^a   Spergser, J ^a   Rosengarten, R ^a   Aurich, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARCANOBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MUCOSA; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ARCANOBACTERIUM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERVIX UTERI; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINITIS;

ANIMALIA; ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 58249103973     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.01002.x     Document Type: Article

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