Luca Barin

Dr. Luca Barin

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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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1 September 2026 in Animals
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Luca BarinLuca Barin
Luca Barin
GMGiorgio Marchesini
Giorgio Marchesini
ASAndrea Simonetto
Andrea Simonetto
KCKatia Capello
Katia Capello
FMFederico Martignago
Federico Martignago
Antonio BarberioAntonio Barberio
Antonio Barberio
Reducing antimicrobial use in dairy cattle requires practical methods to identify cows that need antimicrobial treatment at dry-off. The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a classification model using on-farm indirect indicators as a first step toward identifying cows with intramammary infection (IMI) at dry-off. The study was conducted on a single commercial dairy farm and included 301 cows. Quarter milk samples were collected before dry-off and used as the reference method to define IMI. Cow-level predictors included somatic cell count (SCC) history, clinical mastitis history, parity, teat health score, and genetic values for SCC, which were combined in a multivariable logistic regression model internally validated using a 75/25 training-testing split. Overall, 1190 quarters were examined, and 129 cows were classified as infected with at least one major mammary pathogen at dry-off. The best-performing model included genetic value for SCC, linear score at selected test days, and clinical mastitis history, reaching an accuracy of 0.75 (0.64–0.84), a sensitivity of 0.80 (0.63–0.92), a specificity of 0.71 (0.55–0.84), and an AUC of 0.76 (0.65–0.87). These results suggest that combining indirect cow-level indicators may support treatment allocation at dry-off, although external validation across multiple herds is required.