The National Cohort of Dairy Farms-A data collection platform for mastitis research in Canada

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1616-1626

  Reyher, K K ^a,b   Dufour, S ^a,c   Barkema, H W ^a,d   Des Coteaux L ^a,c   DeVries, T J ^a,e   Dohoo, I R ^a,b   Keefe, G P ^a,b   Roy, J P ^a,c   Scholl, D T ^a,c  

^a Canadian Bovine Mastitis Research Network   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cohort; Mastitis; Mastitis isolate; Udder health

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CANADA; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CANADA; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; DAIRYING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE;

BOVINAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FRIESIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 77956821357     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3180     Document Type: Article

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