Invited review: The role of contagious disease in udder health

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4717-4729

  Barkema, H W ^a   Green, M J ^b   Bradley, A J ^c   Zadoks, R N ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Contagious transmission; Infection; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS 1; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 70349969397     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2347     Document Type: Review

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