The use of oxytocin for the reduction of cow placental retention, and subsequent endometritis

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-51

  Mollo, A ^a   Veronesi, M C ^a   Cairoli, F ^a   Soldano, F ^b  

^a Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cattle parturition; Endometritis; Oxytocin; Placental retention

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INCIDENCE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETAINED PLACENTA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 0031193265     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(97)00038-9     Document Type: Article

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