Improving mastitis control programs through identification of risk factors related to the incidence of subclinical intramammary infections

Mastitis Control: From Science to Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 211-218

  Dufour, S ^a,b   Dohoo, I ^b,c   Devries, T ^b,d   Scholl, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Canadian Bovine Mastitis Research Network   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bedding; CNS; Control program; Lying; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899256674     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-649-6     Document Type: Chapter

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