Invited review: Mastitis in dairy heifers: Nature of the disease, potential impact, prevention, and control

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1025-1040

  De Vliegher, S ^a   Fox, L K ^b   Piepers, S ^a   McDougall, S ^c   Barkema, H W ^a,d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Animal Health Centre Morrinsville   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control; Heifer mastitis; Impact; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84857326507     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-4074     Document Type: Review

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