Stochastic modelling to assess economic effects of treatment of chronic subclinical mastitis caused by Streptococcus uberis

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 459-467

  Steeneveld, Wilma ^a   Swinkels, Jantijn ^c,d   Hogeveen, Henk ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Innovet Bovine Herd Health Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^d INTERVET INTERNATIONAL BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Dairy cattle; Economic; Streptococcus uberis; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NETHERLANDS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BOS; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 36249006495     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029907002828     Document Type: Article

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