Therapy for reproductive problems in the postpartum cow

Authors

  • Harry Momont Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol0no21p157-158

Keywords:

postpartum, dairy cow, reproductive efficiency, RFM, endometritis

Abstract

Many problems beset the postpartum dairy cow and all of them may potentially decrease reproductive efficiency. This brief review will deal with retained fetal membranes (RFM) and metritis/endometritis and discuss various treatment approaches in light of recent research. It should be noted here that research often does not translate into obvious clinical recommendations. Two recent reviews dealing with RFM/metritis cite a combined total of 241 reports without reaching definitive conclusions about therapy. We will proceed from this rather uncertain foundation.

Cover image of the 21st Volume of the Bovine Practitioner: a photo of the Louisville skyline at sunset, the lights of the skyscrapers reflecting in the river. The sky is blue and purple and for a just moment the city seems still.

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Published

1986-11-01

How to Cite

Momont, H. (1986). Therapy for reproductive problems in the postpartum cow. The Bovine Practitioner, (21), 157–158. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol0no21p157-158

Issue

No. 21 (1986 November)

Section

Articles