Consequences of reduced vitamin A administration on mammary health of dairy ewes

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 120-123

  Koutsoumpas, A T ^a   Giadinis, N D ^a   Petridou, E J ^a   Konstantinou, E ^b   Brozos, C ^a   Lafi, S Q ^c   Fthenakis, G C ^d   Karatzias, H ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Laboratory of Milk Quality Control   (Greece)

^c JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mastitis; Sheep; Somatic cell counts; Subclinical mastitis; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84874528061     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.11.018     Document Type: Article

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