Short communication: Milk ELISA status for bovine leukosis virus infection is not associated with milk production in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5062-5064

  Sorge, U S ^a   Lissemore, K ^b   Cantin, R ^c   Kelton, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c CanWest DHI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; ELISA; Enzootic bovine leukosis; Milk production

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; CANADA; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CANADA; CATTLE; ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, BOVINE; LINEAR MODELS; MILK;

BOS; BOVINAE; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 80053235356     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4339     Document Type: Article

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