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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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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