Comparison of two methods of detecting purulent vaginal discharge in postpartum dairy cows and effect of intrauterine cephapirin on reproductive performance

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 369-378

  Runciman, D J ^a   Anderson, G A ^a   Malmo, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Maffra Veterinary Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Endometritis; Metricheck; Reproduction; Vaginoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAPIRIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; SUPPURATION; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CEPHAPIRIN; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; REPRODUCTION; SUPPURATION; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 69249135905     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2009.00469.x     Document Type: Article

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