Bovine subclinical mastitis caused by different types of coagulase-negative staphylococci

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4962-4970

  Thorberg, B M ^a   Danielsson Tham, M L ^b   Emanuelson, U ^a   Persson Waller, K ^a,c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococci; Dairy cow; Epidemiology; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CHROMOGENES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SIMULANS;

EID: 70349911879     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2184     Document Type: Article

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