Short communication: Accuracy of estimation of lameness, injury, and cleanliness prevalence by dairy farmers and veterinarians
Jocelyn Dubuc
Gap between producers and veterinarians regarding biosecurity on Quebec dairy farms
As part of the ProAction on-farm program to implement national biosecurity requirements on dairy farms, Canadian veterinarians are called upon to complete biosecurity risk …
Canadian dairy farmers' perception of the efficacy of biosecurity practices
Biosecurity and herd health management practices on Canadian dairy farms
ABSTRACTThe Canadian dairy industry has created national standards to support the adoption of biosecurity practices and to reduce disease risks across the country. There is, …
Association between the Presence of Intrauterine <i>Escherichia coli<i/> Virulence Genes and Subsequent Reproductive Tract Disease in Postpartum Dairy Cows
An association between postpartum intrauterine Escherichia coli and subsequent reproductive tract diseases such as purulent vaginal discharge (PVD) and endometritis (ENDO) has been …
Accuracy of leukocyte esterase test, endometrial cytology and vaginal discharge score for diagnosing postpartum reproductive tract health status in dairy cows at the moment of sampling, using a latent class model fit within a Bayesian framework
The objectives of this retrospective study were: 1) to determine the sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) of leukocyte esterase test (LE), endometrial cytology (CYTO) and vaginal …
Juan Carlos Arango-Sabogal
A dairy herd-level study of postpartum diseases and their association with reproductive performance and culling
The objectives of this study were to quantify the herd-level prevalence of postpartum diseases in a large number of dairy farms, and to identify prevalence alarm levels of these …
Jocelyn Dubuc
Randomized clinical trial of intrauterine cephapirin infusion in dairy cows for the treatment of purulent vaginal discharge and cytological endometritis
The objectives of this study were to quantify the effect of an intrauterine infusion of cephapirin on reproductive performance at first service of postpartum dairy cows affected by …
Determination of optimal diagnostic criteria for purulent vaginal discharge and cytological endometritis in dairy cows
Accuracy of milk ketone bodies from flow-injection analysis for the diagnosis of hyperketonemia in dairy cows