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Haemophilus somnus - Unlikely to be a Causative Microbiological Agent in Bovine Clinical Mastitis in Denmark

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Haemophilus somnus is a Gram-negative bacterium, which is the cause of a clinical syndrome in cattle that may include pneumonia, myocardial abscessation, arthritis, thrombotic menin-goencephalitis, genital infections and mastitis (Humphrey & Stephens 1983, Armstrong et al. 1986, Higgins et al. 1987, Harris & Janzen 1989, Kwiecien & Little 1992). In Denmark the infection is mainly found in the respiratory tract of calves (Krogh et al. 1986, Wedderkopp 1991).

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Wedderkopp, A. Haemophilus somnus - Unlikely to be a Causative Microbiological Agent in Bovine Clinical Mastitis in Denmark. Acta Vet Scand 38, 193–195 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548499

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