Herd Level Indicators for the Prediction of High-Risk Dairy Herds for Subclinical Ketosis

Authors

  • Todd Duffield Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
  • Randal Bagg Provel, Division of Eli Lilly Canada Inc, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20025035

Keywords:

subclinical ketosis, surveillance, preventive practice, herd-level indicators

Abstract

While several tests and surrogate measures have been developed for diagnosing subclinical ketosis at the individual cow level, herd-level indicators to predict which herds might benefit from increased surveillance and enhanced preventive practices could be extremely useful to veterinarians. This project investigated the usefulness of potential herd-level indicators for predicting high-risk herds for subclinical ketosis.

Cover image of the 35th Conference Proceedings: Holstein cows standing in a row at a fence. A small group of cattle are bunched together in a pen. Yellow background.

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Published

2002-09-26

Issue

2002

Section

Research Summaries - Dairy I

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