Bovine leukemia virus and cow longevity in Michigan dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1591-1597

  Bartlett, P C ^a   Norby, B ^a   Byrem, T M ^b   Parmelee, A ^a   Ledergerber, J T ^b   Erskine, R J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Antel BioSystems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Culling; Leukosis; Survival analysis; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; CATTLE; ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENZOOTIC BOVINE LEUKOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, BOVINE; LONGEVITY; MICHIGAN;

BOS; BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS;

EID: 84874336162     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5930     Document Type: Article

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