Using Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Bovine Leukemia Virus Seropositivity in Florida Beef Cattle: A 10-Year Retrospective Study.

Journal: Journal of veterinary internal medicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) infection in beef cattle has received less attention than in dairy herds, despite its potential impact on the beef industry.

Authors

  • Ameer A Megahed
    Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; Department of Animal Medicine (Internal Medicine), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Moshtohor, Toukh, Kalyobiya 13736, Egypt. Electronic address: ameermegahed@ufl.edu.
  • Y Reddy Bommineni
    Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
  • Michael Short
    Division of Animal Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
  • João H J Bittar
    Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Electronic address: jbittar@ufl.edu.