A novel diagnostic technique to determine uterine health of Holstein cows at 35 days postpartum

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1349-1357

  Machado, V S ^a   Knauer, W A ^a   Bicalho, M L S ^a   Oikonomou, G ^a   Gilbert, R O ^a   Bicalho, R C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical endometritis; Dairy cow; Metritis; Uterine disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; LACTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; LACTATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; UTERUS;

EID: 84857298006     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4867     Document Type: Article

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