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Short communication: Dairy bedding type affects survival of Prototheca in vitro.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Jan 2013
Adhikari N, Bonaiuto H E, Lichtenwalner A B
Abstract excerpt
Protothecae are algal pathogens, capable of causing bovine mastitis, that are unresponsive to treatment; they are believed to have an environmental reservoir. The role of bedding management in control of protothecal mastitis has not been studied. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the growth of either environmental or mastitis-associated Prototheca genotypes in dairy bedding materials that are commonly...
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