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| Bludau, Maren Jana; Maeschli, Ariane; Leiber, Florian; Klocke, Peter; Berezowski, John A.; Bodmer, Michele; Vidondo, Beatriz. |
| Healthy replacement heifers are one of the foundations of a healthy dairy herd. Farm management and rearing systems in Switzerland provide a wide variety of factors that could potentially be associated with intramammary infections (IMI) in early lactating dairy heifers. In this study, IMI with minor mastitis pathogens such as coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), contagious pathogens, and environmental major pathogens were identified. Fifty-four dairy farms were enrolled in the study. A questionnaire was used to collect herd level data on housing, management and welfare of young stock during farm visits and interviews with the farmers. Cow-level data such as breed, age at first calving, udder condition andswelling, and calving ease were also recorded.... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/30291/1/Bludau_2016.pdf |
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