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Using network meta-analysis to determine comparative efficacy of udder health products

Authors

  • Charlotte B. Winder Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • Jan M. Sargeant Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada; Center for Public Health and Zoonoses, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • Annette M. O'Connor Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20197183

Keywords:

intramammary treatment products, products, clinical mastitis, dry-cow therapy

Abstract

We are fortunate to have several intramammary treatment products for clinical mastitis and dry-cow therapy available to us, but relatively few clinical trials compare these products head-to-head. Knowledge of relative efficacy of all available products is important for practitioners, where this information can be used to inform judicious antibiotic use. Network meta-analysis provides a method to synthesize evidence from all available trials and provide the relative efficacy of a network of treatments. This methodology is used extensively in human health and is becoming more common in animal health research.

Cover image of the 52nd Conference Proceedings: A photo of a herd of cattle shot from below. A black and white cow is looking curiously at the phototgrapher. Yellow

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Published

2019-09-12

Issue

2019

Section

National Mastitis Council