Factors associated with intramammary infection in dairy cows caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus uberis, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Corynebacterium bovis, or Escherichia coli

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 493-503

  Taponen, S ^a   Liski, E ^b   Heikkila A M ^b   Pyorala S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

bovine mastitis; dairy cow; pathogen; polymerase chain reaction assay; risk factor

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COAGULASE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 85005976195     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11465     Document Type: Article

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