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20 Years of Modern Endometritis Research – A Review
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During the last two decades it has become clear that endometritis is a common postpartum disease of dairy cows, detrimentally affecting fertility and herd life. Endometritis is a separate and distinct condition from cervicitis; they may occur separately or together. Either condition may be associated with purulent vaginal discharge but need not be. A few cases of purulent vaginal discharge exist without evidence of endometritis or cervicitis. The effect on fertility of these conditions appears to be independent and additive. Endometritis is mostly mediated by negative energy balance in the periparturient period and cervicitis by obstetrical complications. The risk of both conditions is increased in cows that suffer puerperal metritis. Cephapirin specifically formulated for intrauterine infusion is effective in improving reproductive performance in affected cows but is not available in the USA. At present no other treatment has been convincingly shown to be effective ...
Cervicitis, cow, endometritis, postpartum, purulent vaginal discharge
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College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
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