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 Volume 11(2): 67-78, 2007. Redacted 2018.

Self-cure rates in American dairy cows infected with Staphylococcus aureus at drying off.

 

Reeve-Johnson L1,  Nickerson SC2

 

1Goyd Project Solutions, Australia and 2Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens 30602, USA.

 

ABSTRACT

 

Reeve-Johnson L, Nickerson SC, Self-cure rates in dairy cows infected with Staphylococcus aureus at drying off, Onl J Vet Res.,  11 (2) : 67-78, 2007. In a large multicentric study, several factors were demonstrated to be linked to the ability of dairy cows to spontaneously or self cure (without dry cow therapy) over the non-lactating period from natural intra-mammary infections (IMI) caused by Staphylococcus aureus. These factors included parity of cow, somatic cell count (SCC), site-specific factors, length of dry period, and the number of quarters initially infected. A predictive model was developed for the likelihood of self cure based upon the SCC of cows at dry-off to aid the prioritization of treatment or culling decisions.

 

Key words: dry period, mastitis, self-cure, Staphylococcus aureus.

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