K E Leslie

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1 Distribution and characteristics of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from Ontario dairy cattle. Epidemiol Infect 1992 1.72
2 Defining and diagnosing postpartum clinical endometritis and its impact on reproductive performance in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2002 1.38
3 Impact of hyperketonemia in early lactation dairy cows on health and production. J Dairy Sci 2009 1.38
4 Reproductive performance in dairy cows following postpartum treatment with gonadotrophin releasing hormone and/or prostaglandin: a field trial. Can J Comp Med 1984 1.27
5 Alteration in immune responsiveness during the peripartum period and its ramification on dairy cow and calf health. J Dairy Sci 1998 1.25
6 Effects of gonadotrophin releasing hormone on reproductive performance of dairy cows with retained placenta. Can J Comp Med 1984 1.19
7 Metabolic predictors of displaced abomasum in dairy cattle. J Dairy Sci 2005 1.18
8 Efficacy and pharmacokinetics of bacteriophage therapy in treatment of subclinical Staphylococcus aureus mastitis in lactating dairy cattle. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006 1.12
9 Efficacy of monensin for the prevention of subclinical ketosis in lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 1998 1.11
10 Clinical mastitis in dairy cattle in Ontario: frequency of occurrence and bacteriological isolates. Can Vet J 1998 1.11
11 Major advances in disease prevention in dairy cattle. J Dairy Sci 2006 1.08
12 Sensitivity and specificity of somatic cell count and California Mastitis Test for identifying intramammary infection in early lactation. J Dairy Sci 2001 1.07
13 Haemophilus somnus: investigations of its potential role in bovine mastitis. Am J Vet Res 1985 1.06
14 Economics of mastitis control. J Dairy Sci 1990 1.05
15 The effect of subclinical ketosis in early lactation on reproductive performance of postpartum dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2007 1.05
16 Associations of the bovine major histocompatibility complex DRB3 (BoLA-DRB3) alleles with occurrence of disease and milk somatic cell score in Canadian dairy cattle. Anim Genet 1998 1.04
17 Endometrial cytology and ultrasonography for the detection of subclinical endometritis in postpartum dairy cows. Theriogenology 2004 1.04
18 Use of test day milk fat and milk protein to detect subclinical ketosis in dairy cattle in Ontario. Can Vet J 1997 1.02
19 Plasma progesterone concentrations in dairy cows with cystic ovaries and clinical responses following treatment with fenprostalene. Can Vet J 1983 1.01
20 Analytic validation of an infrared milk urea assay and effects of sample acquisition factors on milk urea results. J Dairy Sci 2000 1.01
21 A quantitative approach to classifying Holstein cows based on antibody responsiveness and its relationship to peripartum mastitis occurrence. J Dairy Sci 2000 0.97
22 The association between foot lesions and culling risk in Ontario Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 2009 0.97
23 The effect of treatment of clinical endometritis on reproductive performance in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2002 0.96
24 Culture of bulk tank milk as a mastitis screening test: A brief review. Can Vet J 1993 0.95
25 Herd- and cow-level prevalence of foot lesions in Ontario dairy cattle. J Dairy Sci 2008 0.95
26 Association of cow and quarter-level factors at drying-off with new intramammary infections during the dry period. Prev Vet Med 2004 0.95
27 Efficacy of intramammary tilmicosin and risk factors for cure of Staphylococcus aureus infection in the dry period. J Dairy Sci 2003 0.93
28 Bovine whey proteins inhibit the interaction of Staphylococcus aureus and bacteriophage K. J Appl Microbiol 2006 0.93
29 Effects of a core antigen vaccine against gram-negative bacteria on physiologic and yield parameters of dairy cows during late lactation and the dry period. J Dairy Sci 1998 0.92
30 An analysis of the relationship between bulk tank milk quality and wash water quality on dairy farms in Ontario, Canada. J Dairy Sci 2009 0.88
31 Definitions and diagnosis of postpartum endometritis in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2010 0.88
32 The efficacy of intramammary tilmicosin at drying-off, and other risk factors for the prevention of new intramammary infections during the dry period. J Dairy Sci 2002 0.88
33 An evaluation of Brix refractometry instruments for measurement of colostrum quality in dairy cattle. J Dairy Sci 2010 0.87
34 Effect of treatment with progesterone on pregnancy rate and plasma concentrations of progesterone in Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 1989 0.86
35 Passive immunity in Ontario dairy calves and investigation of its association with calf management practices. J Dairy Sci 2008 0.85
36 Effect of prepartum administration of monensin in a controlled-release capsule on postpartum energy indicators in lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 1998 0.85
37 The effect of treatment with long-acting antibiotic at postweaning movement on respiratory disease and on growth in commercial dairy calves. J Dairy Sci 2010 0.85
38 Risk factors for postpartum uterine diseases in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2010 0.85
39 The effect of a single administration of cephapirin or cloprostenol on the reproductive performance of dairy cows with subclinical endometritis. Theriogenology 2005 0.85
40 Associations of the bovine major histocompatibility complex DRB3 (BoLA-DRB3) with production traits in Canadian dairy cattle. Anim Genet 1999 0.84
41 Risk factors associated with Neospora caninum abortion in Ontario Holstein dairy herds. Vet Parasitol 2005 0.84
42 Investigating potential risk factors for seasonal variation: an example using graphical and spectral analysis methods based on the production of milk components in dairy cattle. Prev Vet Med 1998 0.84
43 Effects of prepartum intramammary antibiotic therapy on udder health, milk production, and reproductive performance in dairy heifers. J Dairy Sci 2006 0.84
44 Effect of presynchronization using prostaglandin F2alpha and a milk-ejection test on pregnancy rate after the timed artificial insemination protocol, Ovsynch. Theriogenology 2005 0.83
45 An evaluation of protein/fat ratio in first DHI test milk for prediction of subsequent displaced abomasum in dairy cows. Can J Vet Res 1998 0.83
46 The association of serum metabolites in the transition period with milk production and early-lactation reproductive performance. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.83
47 Effect of a monensin-controlled release capsule on cow health and reproductive performance. J Dairy Sci 1999 0.82
48 The association of herd milk production and management with a return-over-feed index in Ontario dairy herds. J Dairy Sci 2005 0.82
49 A case-control study of selected pathogens including verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in calf diarrhea on an Ontario veal farm. Can J Vet Res 1992 0.82
50 Effects of rumen-protected choline and monensin on milk production and metabolism of periparturient dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2006 0.82
51 Adherence and efficacy of an external teat sealant to prevent new intramammary infections in the dry period. J Dairy Sci 2007 0.81
52 Attitudes and expectations of producers to the use of a microcomputer-based management information system to monitor dairy herd performance. Can Vet J 1992 0.81
53 The effects of gonadotrophin releasing hormone administration in early postpartum dairy cows on hormone concentrations, ovarian activity and reproductive performance: a review. Can Vet J 1983 0.81
54 Differences in bovine lymphocyte antigen associations between immune responsiveness and risk of disease following intramammary infection with Staphylococcus aureus. J Dairy Sci 1995 0.81
55 Randomized clinical trial of antibiotic and prostaglandin treatments for uterine health and reproductive performance in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2011 0.80
56 In vitro exposure of bovine morulae to Ureaplasma diversum. Can J Vet Res 1987 0.80
57 Effects of progesterone and human chorionic gonadotrophin administration five days postinsemination on plasma and milk concentrations of progesterone and pregnancy rates of normal and repeat breeder dairy cows. Can J Vet Res 1990 0.80
58 Genetic impact on the risk of intramammary infection following Staphylococcus aureus challenge. J Dairy Sci 1994 0.80
59 Reproductive performance of lactating Holstein cows fed supplemental beta-carotene. J Dairy Sci 1986 0.80
60 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy for neonatal calf diarrhea complex: Effects on calf performance. J Anim Sci 2010 0.80
61 An evaluation of two indirect methods of estimating body weight in Holstein calves and heifers. J Dairy Sci 2006 0.80
62 Effect of milk feeding level on development of feeding behavior in dairy calves. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.80
63 Implementation and use of a microcomputer-based management information system to monitor dairy herd performance. Can Vet J 1992 0.80
64 Effect of prepartum administration of monensin in a controlled-release capsule on milk production and milk components in early lactation. J Dairy Sci 1999 0.80
65 Associations of housing, management, milking activity, and standing and lying behavior of dairy cows milked in automatic systems. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.80
66 Association of standing and lying behavior patterns and incidence of intramammary infection in dairy cows milked with an automatic milking system. J Dairy Sci 2011 0.80
67 Peripartum serum vitamin E, retinol, and beta-carotene in dairy cattle and their associations with disease. J Dairy Sci 2004 0.79
68 The effect of a progesterone releasing intravaginal device (PRID) on pregnancy risk to fixed-time insemination following diagnosis of non-pregnancy in dairy cows. Theriogenology 2006 0.79
69 The events of normal and abnormal postpartum reproductive endocrinology and uterine involution in dairy cows: a review. Can Vet J 1983 0.79
70 Herd characteristics and cow-level factors associated with Prototheca mastitis on dairy farms in Ontario, Canada. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.79
71 Associations between milk-protein production and reproduction, health, and culling. Prev Vet Med 1998 0.79
72 Production and related variables in bovine leukaemia virus-infected cows. Vet Res Commun 1991 0.79
73 Synchronization of estrus and pregnancy risk in anestrous dairy cows after treatment with a progesterone-releasing intravaginal device. J Dairy Sci 2007 0.79
74 Efficacy of halofuginone lactate in the prevention of cryptosporidiosis in dairy calves. Vet Rec 2011 0.79
75 Experimental Staphylococcus aureus intramammary challenge in late lactation dairy cows: quarter and cow effects determining the probability of infection. J Dairy Sci 1999 0.79
76 Dynamics and regulation of bulk milk somatic cell counts. Can J Vet Res 1993 0.79
77 Effects of postpartum uterine diseases on milk production and culling in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2011 0.78
78 The effect of respiratory disease and a preventative antibiotic treatment on growth, survival, age at first calving, and milk production of dairy heifers. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.78
79 Macrophage-lymphocyte cytokine interactions in silicosis. Chest 1996 0.78
80 Ontario bulk milk somatic cell count reduction program: progress and outlook. J Dairy Sci 1998 0.78
81 Relationship between maternal plasma progesterone concentration and interferon-tau synthesis by the conceptus in cattle. Theriogenology 1997 0.78
82 Herd-level association of serum metabolites in the transition period with disease, milk production, and early lactation reproductive performance. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.78
83 Effect of feed presentation on feeding patterns of dairy calves. J Dairy Sci 2013 0.78
84 Effect of monensin delivery method on dry matter intake, body condition score, and metabolic parameters in transition dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2007 0.77
85 Effect of halofuginone lactate on the occurrence of Cryptosporidium parvum and growth of neonatal dairy calves. J Dairy Sci 2005 0.77
86 Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum anovulatory condition in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2007 0.77
87 Relationships between milk urea concentrations and nutritional management, production, and economic variables in Ontario dairy herds. J Dairy Sci 2001 0.77
88 Retrospective case-control study of hyperglycemia in group-housed, mature female cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis). J Med Primatol 2010 0.77
89 Effect of isoflupredone acetate with or without insulin on energy metabolism, reproduction, milk production, and health in dairy cows in early lactation. J Dairy Sci 2007 0.77
90 Observations on intramammary infections in first calf heifers in early lactation. Can Vet J 1986 0.77
91 The relationship between milk production and antibody response to ovalbumin during the peripartum period. J Dairy Sci 2003 0.77
92 The effects of gonadotrophin releasing hormone administration four days after insemination on first-service conception rates and corpus luteum function in dairy cows. Can J Vet Res 1986 0.77
93 Test characteristics from latent-class models of the California Mastitis Test. Prev Vet Med 2006 0.77
94 Observations on intramammary infection and somatic cell counts in cows treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin. Can J Vet Res 1991 0.77
95 Associations between winter herd management factors and milk protein yield in Ontario dairy herds. J Dairy Sci 1997 0.77
96 Associations of dairy cow behavior, barn hygiene, cow hygiene, and risk of elevated somatic cell count. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.77
97 Factors associated with the risk of antibiotic residues and intramammary pathogen presence in milk from heifers administered prepartum intramammary antibiotic therapy. Vet Microbiol 2008 0.76
98 The effect of meloxicam on pain sensitivity, rumination time, and clinical signs in dairy cows with endotoxin-induced clinical mastitis. J Dairy Sci 2013 0.76
99 Estimation of genetic parameters for measures of calf survival in a population of Holstein heifer calves from a heifer-raising facility in New York State. J Dairy Sci 2011 0.76
100 Progesterone profiles in postpartum Holstein dairy cows as an aid in the study of retained fetal membranes, pyometra and anestrus. Theriogenology 1991 0.76
101 Measures of estrus detection and pregnancy in dairy cows after administration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone within an estrus synchronization program based on prostaglandin F2 alpha. J Dairy Sci 1998 0.76
102 Causes of obesity in captive cynomolgus macaques: influence of body condition, social and management factors on behaviour around feeding. Lab Anim 2012 0.76
103 Verminous Pneumonia in Adult Dairy Cows in Southern Ontario due to Dictyocaulus viviparus. Can Vet J 1986 0.75
104 The sensitivity and specificity of postbreeding plasma progesterone levels as a pregnancy test for dairy cows. Can J Comp Med 1985 0.75
105 Accuracy of rectal palpation and of a rapid milk progesterone enzyme-immunoassay for determining the presence of a functional corpus luteum in subestrous dairy cows. Can Vet J 1991 0.75
106 Short communication: analysis of health and survival in a population of Ontario Holstein heifer calves. J Dairy Sci 2013 0.75
107 A Field Trial of a Pilated Moraxella bovis Bacterin for the Prevention of Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis. Can Vet J 1986 0.75
108 Short communication: The effects of experimentally induced Escherichia coli clinical mastitis on lying behavior of dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.75
109 Reproductive performance of postpartum dairy cows under a highly intervenient breeding program involving timed insemination and combinations of GnRH, prostaglandin F2alpha and human chorionic gonadotropin. Theriogenology 2001 0.75
110 Herd management factors that affect duration and variation of adherence of an external teat sealant. J Dairy Sci 2007 0.75
111 Effect of feed delivery method on the behavior and growth of dairy heifers. J Dairy Sci 2010 0.75
112 The impact of a monensin controlled-release capsule on subclinical ketosis in the transition dairy cow. J Dairy Sci 1999 0.75
113 Herd-level risk factors for seven different foot lesions in Ontario Holstein cattle housed in tie stalls or free stalls. J Dairy Sci 2009 0.75
114 Short communication: experimentally induced mastitis reduces weight shifting between the rear legs while standing in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2013 0.75
115 The effects of viral vaccination of dairy heifer calves on the incidence of respiratory disease, mortality, and growth. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.75
116 Erratum to "Short communication: Analysis of health and survival in a population of Ontario Holstein heifer calves" (J. Dairy Sci. 96:1800-1885). J Dairy Sci 2013 0.75
117 The effects of experimentally induced Escherichia coli mastitis and flunixin meglumine administration on activity measures, feed intake, and milk parameters. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.75
118 Factors associated with milk urea concentrations in Ontario dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2001 0.75
119 Ovarian follicular activity in lactating Holstein cows supplemented with monensin. J Dairy Sci 2003 0.75
120 Workshop: genetic improvement of resistance to mastitis of dairy cattle with special emphasis on somatic cell count. J Dairy Sci 1994 0.75
121 Short communication: presynchronization using a single injection of PGF2alpha before synchronized ovulation and first timed artificial insemination in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2003 0.75
122 Milk urea testing as a tool to monitor reproductive performance in Ontario dairy herds. J Dairy Sci 2001 0.75
123 Effects of tail docking using a rubber ring with or without anesthetic on behavior and production of lactating cows. J Dairy Sci 2002 0.75
124 Feed delivery method affects the learning of feeding and competitive behavior in dairy heifers. J Dairy Sci 2010 0.75
125 Risk factors and effects of postpartum anovulation in dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.75
126 Reproductive performance with an automated activity monitoring system versus a synchronized breeding program. J Dairy Sci 2012 0.75
127 Short communication: Effect of sampling time relative to the first daily feeding on interpretation of serum fatty acid and beta-hydroxybutyrate concentrations in dairy cattle. J Dairy Sci 2010 0.75
128 Associations between individual cow factors and milk-protein production. Prev Vet Med 1998 0.75
129 Ovarian function in Holstein cows immunized against pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin. Theriogenology 1986 0.75
130 Plasma concentrations of luteinizing hormone and progesterone during superovulation of dairy cows using follicle stimulating hormone or pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin. Theriogenology 1986 0.75
131 Short communication: genetic parameters for measures of calf health in a population of Holstein calves in New York State. J Dairy Sci 2011 0.75
132 Effect of early exposure to different feed presentations on feed sorting of dairy calves. J Dairy Sci 2013 0.75
133 Timing of the onset and duration of ovulation in superovulated beef heifers. Theriogenology 1986 0.75