Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 6 , Pages 2196-2204 , June 2008

Effects of Repeated Episodes of Generic Clinical Mastitis on Mortality and Culling in Dairy Cows

  • D. Bar

      Affiliations

    • Section of Epidemiology, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Y.T. Gröhn

      Affiliations

    • Section of Epidemiology, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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  • G. Bennett

      Affiliations

    • Quality Milk Production Services, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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  • R.N. González

      Affiliations

    • Quality Milk Production Services, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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  • J.A. Hertl

      Affiliations

    • Section of Epidemiology, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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  • H.F. Schulte

      Affiliations

    • Quality Milk Production Services, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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  • L.W. Tauer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Applied Economics and Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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  • F.L. Welcome

      Affiliations

    • Quality Milk Production Services, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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  • Y.H. Schukken

      Affiliations

    • Quality Milk Production Services, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853

Received 19 June 2007 ,Accepted 21 January 2008.

  • Image Result

    Probability of a cow dying (dotted pattern) or being culled (vertical lines) in 5,500 first lactations in 5 New York State dairy herds.

    Probability of a cow dying (dotted pattern) or being culled (vertical lines) in 5,500 first lactations in 5 New York State dairy herds.

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    Probability of a cow dying (dotted pattern) or being culled (vertical lines) in 10,645 multiparous lactations in 5 New York State dairy herds.

    Probability of a cow dying (dotted pattern) or being culled (vertical lines) in 10,645 multiparous lactations in 5 New York State dairy herds.

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    Probability of cows in their first (A), second (B), third (C), or fourth and greater (D) lactation, 6 to 10 mo after calving, dying (dotted pattern) or being culled (vertical lines) per month, if they

    Probability of cows in their first (A), second (B), third (C), or fourth and greater (D) lactation, 6 to 10 mo after calving, dying (dotted pattern) or being culled (vertical lines) per month, if they were free of clinical mastitis (CM) or had their first, second, or third CM case in that month.

PII: S0022-0302(08)71170-6

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0460

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 6 , Pages 2196-2204 , June 2008

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