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Risk factors for toxic mastitis in cows
Author(s) -
Menzies F. D.,
Gordon A. W.,
McBride S. H.,
Goodall E. A.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.152.11.319
Subject(s) - ice calving , mastitis , conditional logistic regression , odds ratio , calcium , odds , zoology , medicine , veterinary medicine , logistic regression , biology , lactation , pregnancy , pathology , genetics
A case‐control study of the management and disease risk factors associated with toxic mastitis in cows was carried out. Seventy‐one cases satisfied all the selection criteria, and a subset of 41 cases in which pure growths of Escherichia coli were cultured from milk samples was also investigated. Conditional multiple logistic regression analysis of the 71 cases and matched controls revealed no statistically significant associations. However, among the subset of 41 cases and matched controls, the administration of calcium parenterally at calving (P