Spontaneous recovery or persistence of postpartum endometritis and risk factors for its persistence in Holstein cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 168-179

  Gautam, G ^a   Nakao, T ^a   Koike, K ^a   Long, S T ^a   Yusuf, M ^a   Ranasinghe, R M S B K ^a   Hayashi, A ^a  

^a Yamaguchi University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endometritis; Holstein cows; Spontaneous recovery; Urovagina; Vaginoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

BOS; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA;

EID: 71149105106     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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