A comparison of the cytobrush and uterine lavage techniques to evaluate endometrial cytology in clinically normal postpartum dairy cows

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-259

  Kasimanickam, Ramanathan ^a   Duffield, Todd F ^a   Foster, Robert A ^a   Gartley, Cathy J ^a   Leslie, Ken E ^a   Walton, John S ^a   Johnson, Walter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOMETRIUM CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; LAVAGE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PUERPERIUM; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERUS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CYTODIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; IRRIGATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHILS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 17144418403     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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