Detection of Fusobacterium necrophorum and Dichelobacter nodosus in lame cattle on dairy farms in New Zealand

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 413-415

  Bennett, G ^a   Hickford, J ^a   Zhou, H ^a   Laporte, J ^a   Gibbs, J ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cattle; Dairy; Dichelobacter nodosus; Footrot; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Lameness

Indexed keywords

LEUKOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HERD; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; FEMALE; FOOT ROT; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; LAMENESS, ANIMAL; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; OVIS;

EID: 70350300996     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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