Detection of Dairy Herds at Risk for Changing Salmonella Dublin status

Anders Stockmarr, Rene Bødker, Liza Rosenbaum Nielsen

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Abstract

Salmonella Dublin (S. Dublin) is a costly infection for dairy cows, potentially lethal to humans. Surveillance is based on bulk tank milk (BTM) antibody measurements, taken each quarter of the year. Herds are classified as Status 1- likely free of S. Dublin, or Status 2 – likely infected with S. Dublin, based on present /recent characteristics, but not actual S. Dublin detection. We develop a predictive model based on characteristics from last quarter, using on registry data for 2001-2007 for 9387 herds in Denmark . Only 2004-2007 data modeled due to data contamination.
Original languageEnglish
Publication date2012
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event24th Nordic Conference in Mathematical Statistics - Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Duration: 10 Jun 201214 Jun 2012
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Conference24th Nordic Conference in Mathematical Statistics
LocationUmeå University
Country/TerritorySweden
CityUmeå
Period10/06/201214/06/2012
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