Endometritis in the mare: A diagnostic study comparing cultures from swab and biopsy

Theriogenology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 510-518

  Nielsen, Jesper Møller ^a  

^a Ansager Dyrehospital (Ansager Large Animal Hospital)   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Cytology; Endometrial biopsy; Endometritis; Histology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOPSY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; NEUTROPHILS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 22244490414     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.05.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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