Treatment of chronic endometritis in dairy cows with an intrauterine application of enzymes: A field trial

Theriogenology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1811-1823

  Drillich, Marc ^a   Raab, Damaris ^a   Wittke, Miriam ^a   Heuwieser, Wolfgang ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic endometritis; Dairy cattle; Prostaglandin F2 ; Proteolytic enzymes; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

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EID: 16844378014     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.05.031     Document Type: Article

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