The effect of sampling technique on PCR-based bacteriological results of bovine milk samples

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 6532-6541

  Hiitiö, Heidi ^a   Simojoki, Heli ^a   Kalmus, Piret ^b   Holopainen, Jani ^c   Pyörälä, Satu ^a   Taponen, Suvi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

bovine mastitis; milk sampling; real time PCR; Staphylococcus spp

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BOVINE MASTITIS; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UDDER; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84969257615     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10811     Document Type: Article

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