Prevalence of endometritis and its effects on reproductive performance of dairy cows

Autor: Hollis N. Erb, Robert O. Gilbert, Sang T. Shin, Charles L. Guard, Marcel Frajblat
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Theriogenology. 64:1879-1888
ISSN: 0093-691X
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.04.022
Popis: Hostein cows (n=141) in five commercial dairy herds in central New York were examined for endometritis by examination of endometrial aspirates for presence of inflammatory cells, principally neutrophils, by endometrial cytology at 40-60 days postpartum. The prevalence of cytologically-diagnosed endometritis was 53%; within herds the prevalence varied from 37 to 74% (P=0.02). There was excellent agreement between two examiners (Kappa=0.864; P
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