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Validity of purulent vaginal discharge, esterase, luminometry, and three bacteriological tests for diagnosing uterine infection in dairy cows using Bayesian latent class analysis featured image

Validity of purulent vaginal discharge, esterase, luminometry, and three bacteriological tests for diagnosing uterine infection in dairy cows using Bayesian latent class analysis

This prospective cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the ability of laboratory bacterial culture, Petrifilm, Tri-Plate, luminometry, purulent vaginal discharge (PVD), and …

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José Denis-Robichaud
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Tail chalk improved detection of true estrus alerts from an automated activity monitor system in a cohort study

This study aimed to assess how two estrus detection tools, an automated activity monitor (AAM) and tail chalk (TC), were associated with true estrus events in lactating Holstein …

Jessica Dos Santos Marques
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Nonesterified fatty acids during the dry period and their association with peripartum disorders, culling, and pregnancy in dairy cows

The objective of this ambidirectional observational cohort study was to explore how nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA) 22 to 35 d before calving were related to NEFA 1 to 14 d before …

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José Denis-Robichaud
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Endometrial gene expression of lactating Holstein cows: Impact of pre-estrus progesterone and intensity of estrous expression

This study aimed to evaluate if different concentrations of progesterone (P4) before estrus and different intensities of estrous expression affected endometrial gene expression in …

Jessica Dos Santos Marques
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One Health communication channels: a qualitative case study of swine influenza in Canada in 2020

With increased attention to the importance of integrating the One Health approach into zoonotic disease surveillance and response, a greater understanding of the mechanisms to …

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José Denis-Robichaud
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