Dutch dairy farmers' need for microbiological mastitis diagnostics

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 5551-5561

  Griffioen, Karien ^a   Hop, Geralda E ^b   Holstege, Manon M C ^b   Velthuis, Annet G J ^b   Lam, Theo J G M ^a,b   van der Wal, Fimme J ^c   Achterberg, René P ^c   Cornelissen, Jan B W J ^c   Mevius, Dik ^c   Heuvelink, Annet E ^b   Santman Berends, Inge M G A ^b   Dijkman, Remco ^b   Scherpenzeel, Christian G M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mastitis; Microbiological diagnostics; Reliability; Test characteristics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; REPRODUCIBILITY; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FARMERS; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84964692101     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10816     Document Type: Article

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