Association between bulk-tank milk Salmonella antibody level and high calf mortality in Danish dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 304-310

  Nielsen, T D ^a   Nielsen, L R ^a   Toft, N ^a   Houe, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Calf mortality; Dairy cattle; Risk factor; Salmonella Dublin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DENMARK; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; MORTALITY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DENMARK; LOGISTIC MODELS; MILK; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR DUBLIN;

EID: 77949287538     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2528     Document Type: Article

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