The relationship between uterine pathogen growth density and ovarian function in the postpartum dairy cow

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 549-559

  Williams, E J ^a   Fischer, D P ^a   Noakes, D E ^a   England, G C W ^a   Rycroft, A ^a   Dobson, H ^b   Sheldon, I M ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Endometritis; Ovary; Postpartum; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; HAPTOGLOBIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; OROSOMUCOID; PROGESTERONE; SERUM AMYLOID A;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CORPUS LUTEUM; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OVARY FOLLICLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PUERPERIUM; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HAPTOGLOBINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; OROSOMUCOID; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PROGESTERONE; SERUM AMYLOID A PROTEIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS;

EID: 34447625053     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.04.056     Document Type: Article

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