Definitions and diagnosis of postpartum endometritis in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5225-5233

  Dubuc, J ^a,b   Duffield, T F ^a   Leslie, K E ^a   Walton, J S ^a   LeBlanc, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Diagnosis; Endometritis; Uterine disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; NOMENCLATURE; PALPATION; PATHOLOGY; PUERPERAL DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERVIX UTERI; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; PALPATION; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

EID: 78649296454     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3428     Document Type: Article

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