An investigation of the microbiota in uterine flush samples and endometrial biopsies from dairy cows during the first 7 weeks postpartum

Theriogenology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 642-650

  Knudsen, Lif Rødtness Vesterby ^a   Karstrup, Cecilia Christensen ^b   Pedersen, Hanne Gervi ^b   Angen, Øystein ^a,c   Agerholm, Jørgen Steen ^b   Rasmussen, Eva Láadal ^b   Jensen, Tim Kåre ^a   Klitgaard, Kirstine ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Endometrial biopsy; Endometritis; Metagenomics; Metritis; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIOPSY; BOVINE; CLASSIFICATION; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; TIME FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOPSY; CATTLE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84962071208     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.02.016     Document Type: Article

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