Farm management factors associated with bulk tank total bacterial count in Irish dairy herds during 2006/07

Philip M. Kelly1, Kathleen O’Sullivan2, D.P. Berry1, Simon J. More3, W. J. Meaney1, E. O'Callaghan1, Bernadette O’Brien1
1Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland
2Department of Statistics, School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland
3School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

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