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The epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infections from subclinical mastitis in dairy cows during a control programme.
Veterinary microbiology - 8 Oct 2003
Sommerhäuser Jürgen, Kloppert Bärbel, Wolter Wilfried, Zschöck Michael, Sobiraj Axel, Failing Klaus
Abstract excerpt
The objective was to investigate the spread of S. aureus in seven dairy herds. Milk samples were taken to determine mastitis pathogens and somatic cell count. An approved hygiene programme was established to control the spread of S. aureus from quarter to quarter. S. aureus isolates were differentiated by geno- and phenotyping to trace their spread within a herd. In two herds S. aureus showed a high prevalence,...
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