Managing Mastitis and Producing Quality Milk

Dairy Production Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 207-232

  Ruegg, Pamela L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cows; Dairy; Management; Mastitis; Milk; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861788744     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470960554.ch18     Document Type: Chapter

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