Udder firmness as a possible indicator for clinical mastitis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 2170-2183

  Rees, A ^a   Fischer Tenhagen, C ^a   Heuwieser, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

clinical mastitis; diagnosis; dynamometer; udder firmness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINE; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PARITY; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PARITY;

EID: 85009799635     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11940     Document Type: Article

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