Associations of risk factors with somatic cell count in bulk tank milk on organic and conventional dairy farms in the United States

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3689-3702

  Cicconi Hogan, K M ^a   Gamroth, M ^b   Richert, R ^c   Ruegg, P L ^c   Stiglbauer, K E ^b   Schukken, Y H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy; Management; Organic; Somatic cell count association

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; ORGANIC FARMING; ORGANIC FOOD; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UDDER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FOOD, ORGANIC; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NEW YORK; OREGON; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ANIMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84878112060     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6271     Document Type: Article

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