Prevalence of main postpartum uterine diseases in dual purpose cows in the tropics
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https://doi.org/10.47808/revistabioagro.v11i1.465Keywords:
Retained placenta, metritis, endometritis, dual purpose cowsAbstract
The prevalence of uterine pathologies after calving is common in dairy cows and their effect on reproductive parameters needs to be taken in consideration. In dual-purpose cows in the tropics there is little information on the subject. The objective was to determine the prevalence and the main postpartum uterine diseases in dual-purpose cows in the tropics. The data for this study were collected for four years (2017 - 2021) in a livestock production unit in Tuxpan, Veracruz. After calving (n=308), the cows were checked weekly by a veterinarian (with professional experience) to determine uterine health. The pathologies were recorded, and the degrees used to assessed their severity were those described by Lima (2022) for metritis and that of Sheldon et al., (2006) for endometritis. Statistical analysis was performed using the software STATISTICA 7. The prevalence of uterine pathologies was 12%. The prevalence of uterine pathologies was affected (P<0.05) by week postpartum and the highest prevalence occurred in the first week after parturition. The disease postpartum pathologies found retained placenta and metritis. According to the degree of severity of metritis, 43.3% were grade 1, 36.6% were grade 2 and 20.0% were grade 3, and grades 4 or 5 were not diagnosed. In conclusion, the prevalence of uterine pathologies after parturition in dual-purpose cows in the tropics was 12.0% and the two main pathologies were retained placenta and metritis.
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