Postpartum uterine disease and dairy herd reproductive performance: A review

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-114

  LeBlanc, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endometritis; Metritis; Prostaglandin; Retained placenta; Transition cows

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCIUM; CEFAPIRIN; CEFAPIRIN BENZATHINE; CEFTIOFUR; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; GENTAMICIN; IODINE; LUGOL; NITROFURASONE; OXYTETRACYCLINE; OXYTOCIN; PENICILLIN G; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SPECTINOMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; BREEDING SUCCESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAIRY CATTLE; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; ENDOMETRITIS; FEVER; FIELD STUDY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; METRITIS; NONHUMAN; PUERPERIUM; RETAINED PLACENTA; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; UTERUS DISEASE; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 40649122574     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.12.019     Document Type: Article

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