A comparison of diagnostic techniques for postpartum endometritis in dairy cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 714-723

  Barlund, C S ^a   Carruthers, T D ^a   Waldner, C L ^a   Palmer, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine; Dairy; Endometrial cytology; Endometritis; Ultrasonography; Vaginoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DAIRYING; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; LAVAGE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; UTERUS; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; IRRIGATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; UTERUS; VAGINA;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 40149089677     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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