Risk factors for bacteriological quality of bulk tank milk in Prince Edward Island dairy herds. Part 2: Bacteria count-specific risk factors

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2644-2652

  Elmoslemany, A M ^a,b   Keefe, G P ^a   Dohoo, I R ^a   Jayarao, B M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b KAFRELSHEIKH UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria quality testing; Bulk tank milk; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 67649224531     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1813     Document Type: Article

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