Characterization of clinical mastitis occurring in cows on 50 large dairy herds in Wisconsin

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 7538-7549

  Oliveira, L ^a   Hulland, C ^a   Ruegg, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Characterization; Clinical mastitis; Large herd; Severity score

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM; BOVINE; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL LOAD; CATTLE; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PREVALENCE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84888021478     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6078     Document Type: Article

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