Physiology and treatment of retained fetal membranes in cattle

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-268

  Beagley, J C ^a   Whitman, K J ^a   Baptiste, K E ^b   Scherzer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle; Placental detachment; Risk factors; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RETAINED PLACENTA; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY;

BOS;

EID: 77649166993     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2010.0473.x     Document Type: Review

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