Subclinical bovine mastitis in Muzaffar Garh district of Punjab (Pakistan)

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-19

  Bachaya, H A ^a   Raza, M A ^b   Murtaza, S ^c   Akbar, I U R ^d  

^a Livestock and Dairy Development Department   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c BZU   (Pakistan)

^d Muzaffar Garh   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Crossbred cows; Sub clinical mastitis; Surf Field Mastitis Test

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 79956272589     PISSN: 10187081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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