Diagnosing intramammary infections: Comparison of multiple versus single quarter milk samples for the identification of intramammary infections in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5515-5522

  Dohoo, I ^a   Andersen, S ^a   Dingwell, R ^b   Hand, K ^c   Kelton, D ^d   Leslie, K ^d   Schukken, Y ^e   Godden, S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b Holdrege Vet Clinic PC   (United States)

^c Strategic Solutions Group   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intramammary infection; Sensitivity; Specificity; Triplicate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

BOS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 80054885751     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4486     Document Type: Article

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