Association between bovine leukemia virus, production, and population age in Michigan dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 727-734

  Erskine, R J ^a   Bartlett, P C ^a   Byrem, T M ^b   Render, C L ^a   Febvay, C ^a   Houseman, J T ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AntelBioSytems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine leukemia virus; Prevalence; Production

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LACTATION; LONGEVITY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, BOVINE; LONGEVITY; MICHIGAN; PREVALENCE;

BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 84856163125     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4760     Document Type: Article

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