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Effect of Mycoplasma agalactiae mastitis on milk production and composition in Valle dell Belice dairy sheep

Marco ToloneDipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Anna Maria SuteraDipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy;
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Silvio BorrelloDirezione generale della sanita' animale e dei farmaci veterinari, Ministero della Salute, Roma, Italy;
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Serena TuminoDipartimento Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Catania, Italy;
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Maria Luisa ScatassaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia Adelmo Mirri, Palermo, Italy;
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Baldassare PortolanoDipartimento Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy;
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Roberto PuleioIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia Adelmo Mirri, Palermo, Italy; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3461-3353
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Robin AJ NicholasThe Oaks, Nutshell Lane, Farnham, Surrey, UK
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Guido Ruggero LoriaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia Adelmo Mirri, Palermo, Italy;
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Pages 1067-1072 | Received 13 Dec 2018, Accepted 03 May 2019, Published online: 28 May 2019

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