Between-herd prevalence of Mycoplasma bovis in bulk milk in Flanders, Belgium

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 219-220

  Passchyn, P ^a,b   Piepers, S ^b   De Meulemeester, L ^c   Boyen, F ^b   Haesebrouck, F ^b   De Vliegher, S ^b  

^a Independent Dairy Consultant   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Milk Control Centre Flanders   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Herd prevalance; Mastitis; Mycoplasma

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BELGIUM; CATTLE FARMING; CULTURE MEDIUM; DAIRY INDUSTRY; HERD; LACTATION; MILK; MYCOPLASMA BOVIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CATTLE; FEMALE; MILK; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA BOVIS;

EID: 84856580210     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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