COMPROMISED UTERINE HEALTH DURING POSTPARTUM PERIOD IN CROSSBRED CATTLE FOLLOWING RETENTION OF FETAL MEMBRANES

Authors

  • K S SHWETHA Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics Veterinary College, Hebbal, Bangalore - 560 024
  • V CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY
  • A KRISHNASWAMY
  • S G RAMACHANDRA
  • S M BYREGOWDA
  • T SURYANARAYANA

Keywords:

Cattle, Endometrial cytology, PMN cells, RFM, Total bacterial count

Abstract

The postpartum uterine health was determined based upon endometrial cytology (% neutrophil, threshold
fixed as 18% on day 20 postpartum and <10% on subsequent days) and total bacterial count (colonies per
unit, CPU) in HF crossbred cattle expelling (n=10) or failing to expel (n=10) fetal membranes spontaneously.
About 40% cattle with retained fetal membranes (RFM) and 80% of their normal counterparts had higher than
threshold neutrophil count on day 20 postpartum. Total bacterial count revealed the uterus to be sterile on day 40
postpartum only in cattle with no RFM. Thus, the retention of fetal membranes was associated with compromised
uterine health during postpartum period in crossbred cattle.

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Published

2016-08-26

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2017): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

SHWETHA, K.S., CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY, V., KRISHNASWAMY, A., RAMACHANDRA, S.G., BYREGOWDA, S.M., & SURYANARAYANA, T. (2016). COMPROMISED UTERINE HEALTH DURING POSTPARTUM PERIOD IN CROSSBRED CATTLE FOLLOWING RETENTION OF FETAL MEMBRANES. The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 38(1), 50–51. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/3602