Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species in bulk milk: Prevalence, distribution, and associated subgroup- and species-specific risk factors

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 629-642

  De Visscher, A ^a   Piepers, S ^a   Haesebrouck, F ^a   Supre K ^b   De Vliegher, S ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Milk Control Centre Flanders   (Belgium)

Author keywords

coagulase negative staphylococci; dairy cattle; herd; risk factor

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COAGULASE; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 85006632075     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11476     Document Type: Article

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