Evaluation of the association between fecal excretion of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis and detection in colostrum and on teat skin surfaces of dairy cows

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 238, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 94-100

  Pithua, Patrick ^a   Wells, Scott J ^a   Godden, Sandra M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COLOSTRUM; DAIRYING; FECES; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; SKIN; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLOSTRUM; DAIRYING; FECES; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

EID: 79551594563     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.238.1.94     Document Type: Article

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