Therapeutic effects of antimicrobial treatment during lactation of recently acquired bovine subclinical mastitis: Two linked randomized field trials

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 218-233

  van den Borne, B H P ^a   van Schaik, G ^b   Lam, T J G M ^b,c   Nielen, M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^c Dutch Udder Health Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial treatment; Randomized clinical trial; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; LACTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SECRETION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77749320257     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2567     Document Type: Article

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