Effectiveness of simulated interventions in reducing the estimated prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 in lactating cows in dairy herds

Veterinary Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 755-771

  Vosough Ahmadi, Bouda ^a   Frankena, Klaas ^a   Turner, Joanne ^b   Velthuis, Annet G J ^a   Hogeveen, Henk ^a,c   Huirne, Ruud B M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy beef herd; Effectiveness; Escherichia coli O157:H7; On farm intervention

Indexed keywords

COLICIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; DAIRY CATTLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SIMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HERD IMMUNITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LACTATION; MILK HYGIENE; RISK REDUCTION; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAIRYING; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FECES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYGIENE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; COLICINS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAIRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; FEMALE; HYGIENE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; PREVALENCE; PROBIOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35848935661     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2007029     Document Type: Article

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