Risk factors for clinical endometritis in postpartum dairy cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-134

  Potter, Timothy J ^a   Guitian, Javier ^a   Fishwick, John ^a   Gordon, Patrick J ^b   Sheldon, I Martin ^a,c  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Shepton Mallet   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine; Clinical endometritis; Postpartum; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DELIVERY; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; ENDOMETRITIS; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; RETAINED PLACENTA; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STILLBIRTH;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENDOMETRITIS; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PLACENTA, RETAINED; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 77956224862     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.01.023     Document Type: Article

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