An investigation of seasonal variations in the microbiota of milk, feces, bedding, and airborne dust

Objective The microbiota of dairy cow milk varies with the season, and this accounts in part for the seasonal variation in mastitis-causing bacteria and milk spoilage. The microbiota of the cowshed may be the most important factor because the teats of a dairy cow contact bedding material when the co...

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Main Authors: Thuong Thi Nguyen, Haoming Wu, Naoki Nishino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2020-11-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-19-0506.pdf