Sensitivity and specificity analysis for somatic cell count (SCC) used to predict bacteriolpgically positive subclinical mastitis at calving in a dairy herd with low SCC

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 208, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1054-1057

  Kirk, John H ^a   Berry, Stephen L ^c   Reynolds, James P ^b   Maas, John P ^c   Ahmadi, Abbas ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of California ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MILK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030118995     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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