Therapeutic Efficiency of Antibiotics and Prostaglandin F2α in Postpartum Dairy Cows with Clinical Endometritis: An Evidence-Based Evaluation

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-96

  Lefebvre, Rejean C ^a   Stock, Angelika E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Clinical endometritis; Dairy cows; Prostaglandin F2

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DINOPROST; ENDOMETRITIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BOS;

EID: 84857415050     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2012.01.002     Document Type: Review

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