The effect of intrauterine administration of mannose or bacteriophage on uterine health and fertility of dairy cows with special focus on Escherichia coli and Arcanobacterium pyogenes

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3100-3109

  Machado, V S ^a   Bicalho, M L S ^a   Pereira, R V ^a   Caixeta, L S ^a   Bittar, J H J ^a   Oikonomou, G ^a   Gilbert, R O ^a   Bicalho, R C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Dairy cow; Mannose; Uterine cultures

Indexed keywords

MANNOSE;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARCANOBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROBIOLOGY; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ANIMALS; ARCANOBACTERIUM; BACTERIOPHAGES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MANNOSE; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

ARCANOBACTERIUM PYOGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84862063777     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-5063     Document Type: Article

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