“…Kaplan-Meier univariable analyses were performed to evaluate the association of CM, RP, metritis, and endometritis with the outcomes of interest. Because RP and metritis occur sequentially and close together in time, and we have previously detected a strong association between these uterine diseases (Barca et al, 2021b), we also grouped them in a new category recorded as uterine disease (UD, i.e., a cow with a record of RP, metritis, or both). In case that RP and metritis were simultaneously associated with an outcome of interest, we evaluated UD, and if it was also associated with the outcome of interest, we used UD only.…”