Growth and development symposium: Inflammation: Role in the etiology and pathophysiology of clinical mastitis in dairy cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1466-1478

  Ballou, M A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Inflammation; Mastitis; Performance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFLAMMATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE;

EID: 84860905521     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4663     Document Type: Article

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