Prevalence and incidence of intramammary infections in lactating dairy goats

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 136-145

  McDougall, S ^a   Malcolm, D ^b   Prosser, C G ^c  

^a Animal Health Centre Morrinsville   (New Zealand)

^b Fonterra Coop Dairy Co Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c Dairy Goat Cooperative   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

goats; incidence; intramammary infection; mastitis; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTATION; MASTITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MASTITIS; MILK; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84897379239     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2013.865294     Document Type: Article

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