The dynamics of digital dermatitis in populations of dairy cattle: Model-based estimates of transition rates and implications for control

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 648-653

  Döpfer, Dörte ^a,d   Holzhauer, Menno ^b   Boven, Michiel van ^a,c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Animal Service   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital dermatitis; Modelling; Reproduction ratio; Transmission dynamics

Indexed keywords

CHLORTETRACYCLINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BATH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAIRY CATTLE; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOTBATH; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; BATHS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIGITAL DERMATITIS; DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASES; FORMALDEHYDE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

BOS;

EID: 84866156072     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.06.047     Document Type: Article

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