Comparison of the cytobrush technique, vaginoscopy and transrectal ultrasonography methods for the diagnosis of postpartum endometritis in cows

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1252-1255

  Oral, Hasan ^a   Sozmen, Mahmut ^a   Serin, Gunes ^b   Kaya, Semra ^a  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brown Swiss; Cow; Endometrial cytology; Endometritis; Ultrasonography; Vaginoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350752735     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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