Short communication: Preliminary investigation into the effect of freezing and a cryopreservant on the recovery of mastitis pathogens from ewe milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 4850-4855

  Smith, E M ^a   Monaghan, E M ^a   Huntley, S J ^a   Green, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryopreservant; Freezing; Sheep milk

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; GLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FREEZING; MASTITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SHEEP; TIME;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FREEZING; GLYCEROL; MASTITIS; MILK; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; OVIS ARIES; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 80053277660     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-4076     Document Type: Article

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