Transmission dynamics of intramammary infections with coagulase-negative staphylococci

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4899-4910

  Reksen, O ^a   Grohn Y T ^b   Barlow, J W ^c   Schukken, Y H ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococci; Cow; Intramammary infection; Mathematical modeling

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MODELS, STATISTICAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84865335638     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4675     Document Type: Article

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