Clinical findings related to intramammary infections in meat-producing ewes

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 127-132

  Blagitz, Maiara G ^a   Souza, Fernando N ^b   Batista, Camila F ^a   Diniz, Soraia A ^b   Haddad, João Paulo A ^b   Benites, Nilson R ^a   Melville, Priscilla A ^a   Libera, Alice M M P Della ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mammary gland; Mastitis; Physical examination; Risk factor; Udder trait

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MASTITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PATHOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; UDDER;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS; MILK; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 84897997145     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-013-0462-8     Document Type: Article

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