Relationship between bacteriological findings in the second and fourth weeks postpartum and uterine infection in dairy cows considering bacteriological results

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 7105-7114

  Werner, A ^a   Suthar, V ^a   Plontzke J ^a   Heuwieser, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Cytobrush; Dairy cow; Uterine infection

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTION; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UTERUS; UTERUS DISEASE;

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UTERINE DISEASES; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84869497329     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5627     Document Type: Article

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