A quantitative approach to classifying Holstein cows based on antibody responsiveness and its relationship to peripartum mastitis occurrence

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 488-498

  Wagter, L C ^a   Mallard, B A ^a   Wilkie, B N ^a   Leslie, K E ^a   Boettche, P J ^a   Dekkers, J C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody; Mastitis; Peripartum period; Variation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MILK PROTEIN; OVALBUMIN; WHEY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; LABOR; MILK; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; OVALBUMIN; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0034154268     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)74908-3     Document Type: Article

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