Invited review: A systematic review and qualitative analysis of treatments other than conventional antimicrobials for clinical mastitis in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 7751-7770

  Francoz, D ^a   Wellemans, V ^a   Dupre J P ^a   Roy, J P ^a,b   Labelle, F ^c   Lacasse, P ^b,d   Dufour, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Canadian Bovine Mastitis Research Network   (Canada)

^c Valacta   (Canada)

^d SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

clinical mastitis; lactating dairy cow; non antimicrobial therapy; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; OXYTOCIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; BOVINE MASTITIS; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; LACTATION; MILK; PHYTOTHERAPY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CATTLE; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; OXYTOCIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROBIOTICS;

EID: 85025803168     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-12512     Document Type: Article

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