Pathogen-specific incidence rate of clinical mastitis in Flemish dairy herds, severity, and association with herd hygiene

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 6926-6934

  Verbeke, Joren ^a   Piepers, Sofie ^a   Supré, Karlien ^b   De Vliegher, Sarne ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Milk Control Centre Flanders   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Herd hygiene; Incidence rate; Severity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BELGIUM; BOVINE; DAIRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MICROBIOLOGY; SEASON; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84908338784     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8173     Document Type: Article

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