The relationship between endometrial cytology during estrous cycle and cutoff points for the diagnosis of subclinical endometritis in grazing dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4333-4339

  Madoz, L V ^a,b   Giuliodori, M J ^c   Jaureguiberry, M ^a   Plontzke J ^d   Drillich, M ^e   de la Sota, R L ^a,b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS   (Argentina)

^b Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^d Private gastroenterology practice   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cytobrush; Dairy cow; Estrous cycle; Subclinical endometritis

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HERBIVORY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LACTATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROUS CYCLE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HERBIVORY; LACTATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NEUTROPHILS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; REPRODUCTION;

BOS;

EID: 84879302523     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6269     Document Type: Article

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