Correlation of blood metabolite concentrations and body condition scores with persistent postpartum uterine bacterial infection in dairy cows

To analyze the relationship of blood metabolite concentrations and body condition score (BCS) with persistent bacterial uterine infection, specifically that caused by Trueperella pyogenes and anaerobic bacteria, uterine bacteriological swabs (n = 128) were collected from 64 Holstein cows at 5 (W5)...

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Main Authors: GHANEM, Mohamed Elshabrawy, TEZUKA, Erisa, SASAKI, Kouya, TAKAHASHI, Masahiro, YAMAGISHI, Norio, IZAIKE, Yoshiaki, OSAWA, Takeshi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5081732/