Control of mastitis and enhancement of milk quality

Dairy Herd Health

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 117-168

  Bradley, Andrew ^a,b   Barkema, Herman ^c   Biggs, Andrew ^d   Green, Martin ^b   Lam, Theo ^e  

^a Quality Milk Management Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d Laurels   (United Kingdom)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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