Evaluation of Techniques for Diagnosis of Endometritis in Dairy Cows

Authors

  • J. Dubuc Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
  • T. F. Duffield Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
  • K. E. Leslie Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
  • J. S. Walton Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
  • S. J. LeBlanc Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20094343

Keywords:

Endometritis, vaginal discharge, cervical diameter, clinical, subclinical, cytobrush technique

Abstract

Endometritis in postpartum dairy cows has been shown to decrease reproductive performance. Endometritis has been classified as clinical (CE; visible purulent discharge on vaginal examination or by measurement of cervical diameter) or subclinical (SCE; inflammation measured with endometrial cytology). Various techniques have been proposed for their diagnosis, including the Metricheck™ (MTCK) device (Simcrotech, New Zealand) and measuring cervical diameter (CERV) by rectal palpation for diagnosing CE, and the cytobrush technique (CYBR) for SCE. It has been assumed that cows with CE are a more severe or evident subset of cows with SCE but little is known about the relationship of CE to SCE. The objectives of this study were to compare the findings of vaginal discharge and cervical diameter with endometrial cytology and to assess the relationship between these results and subsequent reproductive
performance.

Cover image of the 42nd Conference Proceedings: Cattle grazing in a spring field along the horizon. In the foreground, one brown cow with a triangle marking and ear tags is posing. Yellow background.

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Published

2009-09-10

Issue

2009

Section

Research Summaries 4

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