Effects of combined liver and udder biopsying on the acute phase response of dairy cows with experimentally induced E. coli mastitis

A minimally invasive biopsy technique was evaluated for udder tissue collection in dairy cows with Escherichia coli mastitis. Meanwhile, the effect of taking repeated liver and udder biopsies on the systemic and local acute phase response (APR) of the dairy cows was investigated during the disease....

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Main Authors: M. Khatun, P. Sørensen, K.L. Ingvartsen, M. Bjerring, C.M. Røntved
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731113001353