Farm management factors associated with bulk tank total bacterial count in Irish dairy herds during 2006/07

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-42

  Kelly, P T ^a,b   O'Sullivan, K ^c   Berry, D P ^a   More, S J ^b   Meaney, W J ^a   O'Callaghan, E J ^a   O'Brien, B ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bulk tank; Dairy cattle; Infrastructure; Management; Total bacterial count

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS;

EID: 58649120681     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-62-1-36     Document Type: Article

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