Effects of drying-off procedure of ewes' udder in subsequent mammary infection and development of mastitis

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 128-132

  Petridis, I G ^a   Mavrogianni, V S ^a   Fragkou, I A ^a   Gougoulis, D A ^a   Tzora, A ^b   Fotou, K ^b   Skoufos, I ^b   Amiridis, G S ^a   Brozos, C ^c   Fthenakis, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b Epirus Institute of Technology Arta   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dry ewe mastitis; Mammary infection; Mammary involution; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); OVIS ARIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84874545682     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.11.020     Document Type: Article

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