Effect of intrauterine administration of oestradiol on postpartum uterine bacterial infection in cattle

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 13-23

  Sheldon, I M ^a   Noakes, D E ^a   Rycroft, A N ^a   Dobson, H ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Oestradiol; Ovary; Postpartum; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; FUSOBACTERIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; PREVOTELLA;

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVOTELLA MELANINOGENICA; PUERPERAL INFECTION; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRITIS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; PREVOTELLA MELANINOGENICA; PUERPERAL INFECTION; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

EID: 1142290138     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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