Metritis in dairy cows: Risk factors and reproductive performance

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3621-3631

  Giuliodori, M J ^a   Magnasco, R P ^b   Becu Villalobos, D ^c   Lacau Mengido, I M ^c   Risco, C A ^d   De la Sota, R L ^c,e  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^b Estudio Magnasco   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Puerperal metritis; Reproductive performance; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTIOFUR; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; LACTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL INFECTION; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTOR; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARGENTINA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CEPHALOSPORINS; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL INFECTION; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; VAGINAL DISCHARGE;

BOS;

EID: 84878112625     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5922     Document Type: Article

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