Pathogen group-specific risk factors for intramammary infection in treated and untreated dairy heifers participating in a prepartum antimicrobial treatment trial

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 6260-6270

  Passchyn, P ^a,b   Piepers, S ^b   De Vliegher, S ^b  

^a Milk at vice   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Heifer mastitis; Intramammary infection; Pathogen group specific; Prepartum antimicrobial treatment; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PENETHAMATE HYDROIODIDE; PENICILLIN G;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTATION; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; RISK FACTOR; SECRETION (PROCESS); UDDER; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PENICILLIN G; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84908040657     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8119     Document Type: Article

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