The incidence and aetiology of clinical bovine mastitis on 14 farms in Northland, New Zealand

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-115

  Petrovski, K R ^a   Heuer, C ^a   Parkinson, T J ^a   Williamson, N B ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Mastitis; Northland; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus uberis

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 67650507442     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2009.36887     Document Type: Article

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