Somatic cell counts and bacteriological status in quarter foremilk samples of cows in Hesse, Germany-A longitudinal study

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5716-5728

  Schwarz, D ^a   Diesterbeck, U S ^a   Failing, K ^b   Konig S ^a   Brugemann K ^a   Zschock M ^c   Wolter, W ^d   Czerny, C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Landesbetrieb Hessisches Landeslabor   (Germany)

^d Milk Control   (Germany)

Author keywords

Low somatic cell count; Prevalence of mastitis pathogens; Udder health status

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GERMANY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FEMALE; GERMANY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

CORYNEBACTERIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 78649258213     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3223     Document Type: Article

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