Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika, volume 33 issue 1 & 2 (march & june 2018) : 26-28

Study of sub-clinical endometritis on the basis of endometrial thickness and endometrial cytology in dairy cows after parturition

Akshay Sharma, Madhumeet Singh, Neelam, Pravesh Kumar, P. K. Dogra
1<p>Vetenary and Animal Science College, Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University, Palampur (H.P.)</p>
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Cite article:- Sharma Akshay, Singh Madhumeet, Neelam, Kumar Pravesh, Dogra K. P. (NaN). Study of sub-clinical endometritis on the basis of endometrial thickness and endometrial cytology in dairy cows after parturition . Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika. 33(1): 26-28. doi: undefined.

Dairy cows assigned to four treatment groups were administered PGF2 analogue (Cloprostenol) on day 8 (n=5), day 25 post partum (n=5), or antibiotic from day 1 to 5 postpartum (n=5), or kept as untreated control (n=5). The monitoring of endometrial thickness of previous gravid and non-gravid uterine horn was performed by transrectal ultrasound scanning on day 43 but there was no significant difference (p>0.05) found between treatment and control group. Endometrial cytology confirmed sub-clinical endometritis in cows under control group based on the mean percentage of PMN cells. Similarly, PMN cells were statistically different (p<0.05) between PG8 and control group.


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