Associations between somatic cell counts at calving or prior to drying-off and clinical mastitis in the remaining or subsequent lactation

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-73

  Whist, Anne Cathrine ^a,b   Østerås, Olav ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Cattle Health Service   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Cox regression analysis; Dairy cattle; Somatic cell count

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

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EID: 33847006960     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029906002172     Document Type: Article

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