Epidemiological studies on subclinical mastitis in dairy cows in assiut governorate

Veterinary World

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 373-380

  Abdel Rady, Ahmed ^a   Sayed, Mohammed ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

California mastitis test (CMT); Dairy cows; Epidemiology; Intramammary infection; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957822200     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/vetworld.2009.373-380     Document Type: Article

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