Decision tree analysis of treatment strategies for mild and moderate cases of clinical mastitis occurring in early lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1873-1892

  Pinzon Sanchez C ^a   Cabrera, V E ^a   Ruegg, P L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision tree model; Mastitis; On farm culture; Pathogen distribution

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DECISION TREE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UDDER;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DECISION TREES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PROBABILITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79952758619     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3930     Document Type: Article

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