Journal of
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health

  • Abbreviation: J. Vet. Med. Anim. Health
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2529
  • DOI: 10.5897/JVMAH
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 416

Full Length Research Paper

Prevalence and risk factors associated with subclinical mastitis in lactating dairy cows under smallholder dairy farming in North East Tanzania

Damian Kilyenyi
  • Damian Kilyenyi
  • Department of Global Health and Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Science and Bio-Engineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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Robinson Mdegela
  • Robinson Mdegela
  • Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3000 Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Lughano Kusiluka
  • Lughano Kusiluka
  • Office of Vice Chancellor, Mzumbe University, P. O. Box 1, Morogoro, Tanzania.
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Gabriel Shirima
  • Gabriel Shirima
  • Department of Global Health and Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Science and Bio-Engineering, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, P. O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 16 May 2020
  •  Accepted: 10 November 2020
  •  Published: 31 March 2021

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