Udder shape and teat-end lesions as potential risk factors for high somatic cell counts and intra-mammary infections in dairy cows

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-67

  Bhutto, Abdul L ^a   Murray, Richard D ^a   Woldehiwet, Zerai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cow; Intra mammary infection; Risk factors; Somatic cell count; Teat end lesion; Udder shape

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERD; HYPERKERATOSIS; MASTITIS; MILK; NIPPLE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOMATIC CELL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS; UDDER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 72549103550     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.08.024     Document Type: Article

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