Environmental mastitis in intensive high-producing dairy herds in New South Wales

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 469-475

  Shum, L W C ^a   McConnel, C S ^a   Gunn, A A ^a   House, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diary practice; Environmental pathogens; Mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DAIRYING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 70450250039     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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