Evaluation of udder health parameters and risk factors for clinical mastitis in Dutch dairy herds in the context of a restricted antimicrobial usage policy

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 2930-2939

  Santman Berends, I M G A ^a   Swinkels, J M ^a   Lam, T J G M ^a,b   Keurentjes, J ^a   van Schaik, G ^a,b  

^a GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical mastitis; Dairy cattle; Risk factor; Udder health

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CELL COUNT; CYTOLOGY; DAIRYING; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UDDER; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; DAIRYING; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; POLICY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84957921637     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2015-10398     Document Type: Article

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