Evaluation of selective dry cow treatment following on-farm culture: Risk of postcalving intramammary infection and clinical mastitis in the subsequent lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 270-284

  Cameron, M ^a   McKenna, S L ^a   MacDonald, K A ^a   Dohoo, I R ^a   Roy, J P ^b   Keefe, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture; Petrifilm; Selective dry cow therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BOVINE; CELL COUNT; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MICROBIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UDDER; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890797775     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7060     Document Type: Article

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