Prevalence of mastitis pathogens in South African pasture-based and total mixed ration-based dairies during 2008 and 2013

Recent years have seen a change in the relative prevalence of environmental and contagious intramammary pathogens, as well as a change in the relative number of total mixed ration (TMR)-based and pasture (PAS)-based dairies in South Africa. The objectives of the study were to determine and compare t...

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Main Authors: David Blignaut, Peter Thompson, Inge-Marié Petzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-05-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/1482