Herd-level risk factors associated with Leptospira Hardjo infection in dairy herds in the southern Tohoku, Japan.

A cross-sectional study was designed to generate information on the herd level prevalence and the risk factors for Leptospira serovar Hardjo (L. Hardjo) in Yamagata, the southern Tohoku, Japan. Bulk tank milk samples from 109 dairy herds were used to test the herd level sero-prevalence of L.