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Greg P. Keefe is affiliated with the University of Prince Edward Island in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Agronomy and Crop Science, Small Animals, Microbiology, Immunology, and Food Science.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Microbial Infections and Disease Research, T-cell and Retrovirus Studies, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases.

Greg P. Keefe has contributed to various scientific articles published in notable venues, including:

  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Animals
  • Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
  • FACETS
  • Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Greg P. Keefe include:

  • "Evaluation of quarter-based selective dry cow therapy using Petrifilm on-farm milk culture: A randomized controlled trial," 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • "Diagnosing Intramammary Infection: Meta-Analysis and Mapping Review on Frequency and Udder Health Relevance of Microorganism Species Isolated from Bovine Milk Samples," 2022, Animals
  • "Strengthening a One Health approach to emerging zoonoses," 2023, FACETS
  • "Development of a predictive model for bovine leukemia virus proviral load," 2022, Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
  • "Associations of freestall design and cleanliness with cow lying behavior, hygiene, lameness, and risk of high somatic cell count," 2020, Journal of Dairy Science

Collaborations feature a group of frequent co-authors with whom Greg P. Keefe has published multiple times. These include Jean-Philippe Roy, Simon Dufour, D.F. Kelton, Herman W. Barkema, and M. Cameron.

Best Publications

  • Defining and diagnosing postpartum clinical endometritis and its impact on reproductive performance in dairy cows.

    S.J. LeBlanc;T.F. Duffield;K.E. Leslie;K.G. Bateman

  • Invited review: Changes in the dairy industry affecting dairy cattle health and welfare.

    H.W. Barkema;M.A.G. von Keyserlingk;J.P. Kastelic;T.J.G.M. Lam

  • Streptococcus agalactiae mastitis: a review.

    G P Keefe

  • Protein Kinase G Induces an Immune Response in Cows Exposed to Mycobacterium avium Subsp. paratuberculosis .

    Horacio Bach;Melissa Richard-Greenblatt;Eviatar Bach;Marcelo Chaffer

  • The effect of treatment of clinical endometritis on reproductive performance in dairy cows

    S. J. LeBlanc;T. F. Duffield;K. E. Leslie;K. G. Bateman

  • Johne's disease in Canada Part I: clinical symptoms, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and prevalence in dairy herds.

    Ashwani Tiwari;John A. VanLeeuwen;Shawn L.B. McKenna;Greg P. Keefe

  • Direct production losses and treatment costs from bovine viral diarrhoea virus, bovine leukosis virus, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, and Neospora caninum.

    Junwook Chi;John A. VanLeeuwen;Alfons Weersink;Gregory P. Keefe

  • Association of cow and quarter-level factors at drying-off with new intramammary infections during the dry period.

    R.T Dingwell;K.E Leslie;Y.H Schukken;J.M Sargeant

  • Herd-Level Mastitis-Associated Costs on Canadian Dairy Farms.

    Mahjoob Aghamohammadi;Denis Haine;David F. Kelton;Herman W. Barkema

  • Johne's disease in Canada part II: disease impacts, risk factors, and control programs for dairy producers.

    Shawn L.B. McKenna;Greg P. Keefe;Ashwani Tiwari;John VanLeeuwen

  • Update on control of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus agalactiae for management of mastitis.

    Greg Keefe

  • The association between bulk tank milk analysis for raw milk quality and on-farm management practices

    A.M. Elmoslemany;G.P. Keefe;I.R. Dohoo;J.J. Wichtel

  • The National Cohort of Dairy Farms--a data collection platform for mastitis research in Canada.

    Kristen K Reyher;S Dufour;H W Barkema;L Des Côteaux

  • Antimicrobial resistance profiles of common mastitis pathogens on Canadian dairy farms

    V. Saini;J.T. McClure;D. Léger;G.P. Keefe

  • Evaluation of three ELISAs for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis using tissue and fecal culture as comparison standards.

    Shawn L. McKenna;Gregory P. Keefe;H. W. Barkema;D. C. Sockett

  • Prevalence of contagious mastitis pathogens in bulk tank milk in Prince Edward Island.

    Richard G.M. Olde Riekerink;Herman W. Barkema;Stefan Veenstra;Doris E. Poole

  • The effect of non-nutritional factors on milk urea nitrogen levels in dairy cows in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

    P. Arunvipas;Ian R. Dohoo;John A. VanLeeuwen;Gregory P. Keefe

  • Knowledge gaps that hamper prevention and control of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infection

    Herman W. Barkema;Karin Orsel;S.S. Nielsen;A.P. Koets;A.P. Koets

  • Seroprevalence of infection with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, bovine leukemia virus, and bovine viral diarrhea virus in maritime Canada dairy cattle.

    John A. VanLeeuwen;Gregory P. Keefe;R. Tremblay;C. Power

  • Lifetime effects of infection with bovine leukemia virus on longevity and milk production of dairy cows.

    Omid Nekouei;John VanLeeuwen;Henrik Stryhn;David Kelton

  • Identification of bovine-associated coagulase-negative staphylococci by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry using a direct transfer protocol

    M. Cameron;H.W. Barkema;J. De Buck;S. De Vliegher

  • Effects of seropositivity for bovine leukemia virus, bovine viral diarrhoea virus, Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, and Neospora caninum on culling in dairy cattle in four Canadian provinces.

    Ashwani Tiwari;John A. VanLeeuwen;Ian R. Dohoo;Henrik Stryhn

  • Risk factors associated with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis seropositivity in Canadian dairy cows and herds.

    A. Tiwari;J. A. VanLeeuwen;I. R. Dohoo;G. P. Keefe

  • Increase in milk yield following eprinomectin treatment at calving in pastured dairy cattle.

    Ane Nødtvedt;Ian Dohoo;Javier Sanchez;Gary Conboy

  • Risk factors for bacteriological quality of bulk tank milk in Prince Edward Island dairy herds. Part 2: Bacteria count-specific risk factors

    A.M. Elmoslemany;A.M. Elmoslemany;G.P. Keefe;I.R. Dohoo;B.M. Jayarao

  • Cow-Level Prevalence of Paratuberculosis in Culled Dairy Cows in Atlantic Canada and Maine

    S.L.B. McKenna;G.P. Keefe;H.W. Barkema;J. McClure

  • Herd-level risk factors for infection with bovine leukemia virus in Canadian dairy herds

    Omid Nekouei;John VanLeeuwen;Javier Sanchez;David Kelton

  • Evaluation of minor pathogen intramammary infection, susceptibility parameters, and somatic cell counts on the development of new intramammary infections with major mastitis pathogens

    K.K. Reyher;I.R. Dohoo;D.T. Scholl;G.P. Keefe

Frequent Co-Authors

Herman W. Barkema
Herman W. Barkema University of Calgary
Ian R. Dohoo
Ian R. Dohoo University of Prince Edward Island
John A. VanLeeuwen
John A. VanLeeuwen University of Prince Edward Island
Ken E. Leslie
Ken E. Leslie University of Guelph
David F. Kelton
David F. Kelton University of Guelph
Henrik Stryhn
Henrik Stryhn University of Prince Edward Island
Todd F. Duffield
Todd F. Duffield University of Guelph
M.S. Cockram
M.S. Cockram University of Prince Edward Island
Stephen J. LeBlanc
Stephen J. LeBlanc University of Guelph
M.A.G. von Keyserlingk
M.A.G. von Keyserlingk University of British Columbia

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