Incidence rate of pathogen-specific clinical mastitis on conventional and organic Canadian dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 1341-1350

  Levison, L J ^a   Miller Cushon, E K ^b   Tucker, A L ^a   Bergeron, R ^a   Leslie, K E ^a   Barkema, H W ^c   DeVries, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Dairy cow; Organic; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACILLUS; BOVINE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; ONTARIO; ORGANIC FARMING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; ONTARIO; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84955758198     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-9809     Document Type: Article

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