Evaluation of the California mastitis test to detect an intramammary infection with a major pathogen in early lactation dairy cows

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 413-416

  Dingwell, Randy T ^a,e   Leslie, Ken E ^a   Schukken, Ynte H ^b   Sargeant, Jan M ^c   Timms, Leo L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Mo Dhaicdh Farms Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACTATION; MASTITIS; MILK; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037532861     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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