Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 4 , Pages 1366-1377 , April 2008

Incidence Rate of Clinical Mastitis on Canadian Dairy Farms

  • R.G.M. Olde Riekerink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Management, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 4P3 Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • Current address: GD-Animal Health Service, Deventer, 7400AA Deventer, the Netherlands.
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  • H.W. Barkema

      Affiliations

    • Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4 Canada
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  • D.F. Kelton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1 Canada
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  • D.T. Scholl

      Affiliations

    • Faculté de medicine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, J25 7C6 Canada

Received 7 October 2007 ,Accepted 19 December 2007.

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    Distribution of lactating-cow barn types over the 4 regions of Canada of 101 (of 106) participating herds.

    Distribution of lactating-cow barn types over the 4 regions of Canada of 101 (of 106) participating herds.

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    Incidence rate of clinical mastitis (IRCM) in 106 Canadian dairy herds that submitted milk samples.

    Incidence rate of clinical mastitis (IRCM) in 106 Canadian dairy herds that submitted milk samples.

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    Distribution of incidence rate of clinical mastitis (IRCM) on 106 Canadian dairy farms.

    Distribution of incidence rate of clinical mastitis (IRCM) on 106 Canadian dairy farms.

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    Distribution of incidence rate of clinical mastitis (IRCM) per week after calving for heifers (•) and older cows (■).

    Distribution of incidence rate of clinical mastitis (IRCM) per week after calving for heifers (•) and older cows (■).

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    Incidence rate of clinical mastitis (IRCM) vs. geometric mean bulk milk SCC (BMSCC) on 106 Canadian dairy farms.

    Incidence rate of clinical mastitis (IRCM) vs. geometric mean bulk milk SCC (BMSCC) on 106 Canadian dairy farms.

PII: S0022-0302(08)71264-5

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0757

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 4 , Pages 1366-1377 , April 2008

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