Incidence of subclinical mastitis in Dutch dairy heifers in the first 100 days in lactation and associated risk factors

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2476-2484

  Santman Berends, I M G A ^a   Olde Riekerink, R G M ^a   Sampimon, O C ^a,c   van Schaik, G ^a   Lam, T J G M ^a,b  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Heifer; Incidence; Risk factor; Subclinical mastitis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

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EID: 84860260500     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4766     Document Type: Article

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