Heifer and quarter characteristics associated with periparturient blood and milk neutrophil apoptosis in healthy heifers and in heifers with subclinical mastitis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4330-4339

  Piepers, S ^a   Opsomer, G ^a   Meyer, E ^a   Demeyere, K ^a   Barkema, H W ^b   de kruif, A ^a   de Vliegher, S ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early lactation; Heifer; Milk; Neutrophil apoptosis

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; BLOOD; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZATION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UDDER;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATTLE; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NEUTROPHILS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SELENIUM;

EID: 70349269611     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2029     Document Type: Article

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