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Aug 2026
Association between animal welfare indicators and mastitis pathogens in bulk tank milk: the reality of small- and medium-scale dairy cattle farms in Italy
Evidence is provided that improved animal welfare is associated with a lower likelihood of major mastitis pathogens in BTM, while also characterizing microbial profiles using bacteriological culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
Dáša Schleicherová, Jatziri Mota-Gutierrez, Claudio Forte et al.
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