Effect of endocervical inflammation on days to conception in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1776-1783

  Deguillaume, L ^a,b   Geffre A ^c   Desquilbet, L ^d   Dizien, A ^a   Thoumire, S ^a,b   Vorniere C ^a   Constant, F ^a,b   Fournier, R ^e   Chastant Maillard, S ^c  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

^b INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d Alfort National Veterinary School (ENVA)   (France)

^e MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervicitis; Cytology; Endometritis; Fertility

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; LACTATION; NEUTROPHILS; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 84858987240     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4602     Document Type: Article

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