Uterine Involution in Hosltein cows in the province of Carchi, Ecuador

Abstract Objective. To evaluate the uterine involution in Holstein cow, under the conditions of production of the bovine dairy cattle in the province El Carchi, Ecuador. Materials and Methods. Sixty cows were selected and the time for uterine involution was determined by the recto-vaginal examinatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista MVZ Córdoba 2018-05, Vol.23 (2), p.6649-6659
Hauptverfasser: Balarezo U, Luís, García-Díaz, Juan, Hernández-Barreto, Miguel, Vargas-Hernández, Silvino
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Objective. To evaluate the uterine involution in Holstein cow, under the conditions of production of the bovine dairy cattle in the province El Carchi, Ecuador. Materials and Methods. Sixty cows were selected and the time for uterine involution was determined by the recto-vaginal examination, ultrasonography and the clinical score of the regression of the uterus. The statistical parameters for each variable were determined. The effect of parity and body condition (CC) on complete uterine involution was evaluated by multifactorial ANOVA and the LSD test to compare means. Results. The clinical involution of the uterus, without taking into account the clinical score occurred at 29.86±7.71 days but considering this notation was at 42 ± 0.39 days. The uterine involution took place earlier (p
ISSN:1909-0544
1909-0544
DOI:10.21897/rmvz.1339