An analysis of the relationship between bulk tank milk quality and wash water quality on dairy farms in Ontario, Canada

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3714-3722

  Perkins, N R ^a   Kelton, D F ^a   Hand, K J ^b   MacNaughton, G ^c   Berke, O ^a   Leslie, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Ontario Dairy Herd Improvement Corp   (Canada)

^c Dairy Farmers of Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

Raw milk quality; Spatial epidemiology; Wash water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 68949204197     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2030     Document Type: Article

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