Prevalence of subclinical mastitis pathogens and adoption of udder health management practices on Dutch dairy farms: Preliminary results

Mastitis Control: From Science to Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 39-46

  Sampimon, O C ^a   Olde Riekerink, R G M ^a   Lam, T J G M ^a,b  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Udder Health Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Management; Pathogens; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349949496     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-649-6     Document Type: Chapter

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