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Persistence of staphylococcal species and genotypes in the bovine udder.
Veterinary microbiology - 14 Sept 2012
Mørk T, Jørgensen H J, Sunde M, Kvitle B, Sviland S, Waage S, Tollersrud T
Abstract excerpt
Staphylococci are a major cause of intramammary infections (IMI) in ruminants. The main aim of this study was to investigate staphylococcal IMI in dairy cattle with emphasis on persistence and distribution of staphylococcal species and genotypes. With a sampling interval of 4-8 weeks, over a year, 4030 samples from 206 cows in 4 herds were collected. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) and Staphylococcus...
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