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- Title
Treatment of Postpartum Metritis in Dairy Cattle.
- Authors
Asker, Audaisabah; Mansoor, Ammar Rahem; Omar, A. A.; Majeed, A. F.
- Abstract
After delivery uterine function usually exposed by bacterial contamination of the uterine lumen. This study was conducted on 21 cows of Holstein-Friesian breed, aged between 4-6 years, with parity of 2-4 times suffered from postpartum metritis. The disease diagnosed according to the clinical symptoms and vaginal examination. Animals divided into 3 equal groups. 1st group treated with PGF2α 20 mg/im., 2nd group treated with 2% lugol's Iodine Intra Uterine, while the 3rd group treated with lotagen 2% I.U. The results showed that the treatment with PGF2α give high efficacy rate 100% (7/7) than that with lugol's Iodine 57% (4/7) and with lotagen 71% (5/7). There was a significant difference (P≤0.05) in treatment with PGF2α as compared with other treatments, it was concluded from this study that PGF2α give the best results in postpartum metritis treatment.
- Subjects
ANIMAL diseases; CATTLE; COMBINATION drug therapy; BACTERIAL contamination; UTERINE diseases; POSTNATAL care; IODINE
- Publication
Medico-Legal Update, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1686
- ISSN
0971-720X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/mlu.v21i1.2563