A clinical approach to determine false positive findings of clinical endometritis by vaginoscopy by the use of uterine bacteriology and cytology in dairy cows

Theriogenology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1248-1255

  Westermann, S ^a   Drillich, M ^a,c   Kaufmann, T B ^a   Madoz, L V ^b   Heuwieser, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c Vetmeduni Vienna   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Clinical endometritis; Cytology; Diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; UTERUS; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRITIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; UTERUS; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77956878822     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.05.028     Document Type: Article

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