Evaluation of vaginoscopy for the diagnosis of clinical endometritis in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 206-212

  Leutert, C ^a   von Krueger, X ^a   Plontzke J ^a   Heuwieser, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical endometritis; Diagnosis; Test characteristic; Vaginoscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HYSTEROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HYSTEROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

EID: 84055199041     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4603     Document Type: Article

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