Rectal temperature, calving-related factors, and the incidence of puerperal metritis in postpartum dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2804-2814

  Benzaquen, M E ^a   Risco, C A ^a   Archbald, L F ^a   Melendez, P ^a   Thatcher, M J ^a   Thatcher, W W ^b  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy; Metritis; Monitoring; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; LABOR COMPLICATION; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; RETAINED PLACENTA; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PLACENTA, RETAINED; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 34547671126     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-482     Document Type: Article

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