The effect of subclinical mastitis on milk yield in dairy goats

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5809-5817

  Koop, G ^a   van Werven, T ^a   Schuiling, H J ^b   Nielen, M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Goat; Milk yield; Somatic cell count; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTATION; MASTITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECRETION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS; MILK; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM BOVIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 78649240015     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3544     Document Type: Article

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