Is an individual calving pen better than a group calving pen for preventing transmission of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis in calves? Results from a field trial

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 398-404

  Pithua, Patrick ^a   Espejo, Luis A ^b   Godden, Sandra M ^b   Wells, Scott J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Group calving pen; Individual calving pen; Non randomized trial; Paratuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CALF (BOVINE); CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; GROUP CALVING PEN; HAZARD RATIO; HEIFER; HERD IMMUNITY; INDIVIDUAL CALVING PEN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MANURE; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARITY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM;

GROUP CALVING PEN; INDIVIDUAL CALVING PEN; NON-RANDOMIZED TRIAL; PARATUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881556536     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.03.014     Document Type: Article

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