Risk factors for postpartum problems in dairy cows: Explanatory and predictive modeling

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4127-4140

  Vergara, C F ^a   Dopfer D ^a   Cook, N B ^a   Nordlund, K V ^a   McArt, J A A ^b   Nydam, D V ^b   Oetzel, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Explanatory modeling; Postpartum problems; Predictive modeling; Transition period

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASES; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PUERPERIUM; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEW YORK; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84902653727     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6440     Document Type: Article

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