Risk factors for metritis in Danish dairy cows

Bruun, Johan N.; Ersbøll, Annette Kjær; Alban, Lis

doi:10.1016/s0167-5877(02)00026-0

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“…The CD14 + macrophages/monocytes ratio is considered due to the cells secreting inflammatory cytokines, suggesting that the release of such factors induces an inflammatory response. The occurrence of metritis was reported to be closely related to retained placenta [1], and further, the phagocytotic activity of macrophages was decreased conspicuously within 1 day after calving in cows with retained placenta [10]. It was possible to relate the temporary decrease in CD14 + monocytes to the inflammatory response in the PID group, but the mechanism of CD14 + monocyte response at week 1 was unclear.…”

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Changes in Peripheral Leukocyte Subsets in Dairy Cows with Inflammatory Diseases after Calving

Ohtsuka

Koiwa

Fukuda

et al. 2004

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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ABSTRACT. To clarify the cellular immune system in dairy cows with inflammatory diseases after calving, the leukocyte subsets were examined in Holstein dairy cows. Twenty Holstein cows reared in one herd, were used in this study. Nine cows (Group 1) experie nced onset of mastitis or puerperal fever within 2 weeks after calving, and the other eleven cows remained healthy (Group 2) after calving. The numbers of CD3 + , CD4 + and CD8 + cells tended to be lower in Group 1 than in Group 2 from the day of calving through week 1. These results suggested that the cows with inflammatory diseases might have experienced a decline in T cells by the day of calving, before the onset of disease. KEY WORDS: calving, dairy cow, leukocyte subset, periparturient inflammatory disease.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Changes in Peripheral Leukocyte Subsets in Dairy Cows with Inflammatory Diseases after Calving

Ohtsuka

Koiwa

Fukuda

et al. 2004

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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“…Month and year of ultrasound examination Seasonal effects on reproductive performance have been previously documented in populations of dairy (Opsomer et al, 2000;Bruun et al, 2002;Roche, 2006) and beef (McNatty et al, 1984) cows. Seasonal effects in the present study were estimated using multiple regression models; therefore, the seasonal effect observed is not an artefact of stage of lactation.…”

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Risk factors associated with detailed reproductive phenotypes in dairy and beef cows

Carthy

Berry

Fitzgerald

et al. 2014

Animal

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The objective of this study was to identify detailed fertility traits in dairy and beef cattle from transrectal ultrasonography records and quantify the associated risk factors. Data were available on 148 947 ultrasound observations of the reproductive tract from 75 949 cows in 843 Irish dairy and beef herds between March 2008 and October 2012. Traits generated included (1) cycling at time of examination, (2) cystic structures, (3) early ovulation, (4) embryo death and (5) uterine score; the latter was measured on a scale of 1 (good) to 4 (poor) characterising the tone of the uterine wall and fluid present in the uterus. After editing, 72 773 records from 44 415 dairy and beef cows in 643 herds remained. Factors associated with the logit of the probability of a positive outcome for each of the binary fertility traits were determined using generalised estimating equations; linear mixed model analysis was used for the analysis of uterine score. The prevalence of cycling, cystic structures, early ovulation and embryo death was 84.75%, 3.87%, 7.47% and 3.84%, respectively. The occurrence of the uterine heath score of 1, 2, 3 and 4 was 70.63%, 19.75%, 8.36% and 1.26%, respectively. Cows in beef herds had a 0.51 odds (95% CI = 0.41 to 0.63, P < 0.001) of cycling at the time of examination compared with cows in dairy herds; stage of lactation at the time of examination was the same in both herd types. Furthermore, cows in dairy herds had an inferior uterine score (indicating poorer tone and a greater quantity of uterine fluid present) compared with cows in beef herds. The likelihood of cycling at the time of examination increased with parity and stage of lactation, but was reduced in cows that had experienced dystocia in the previous calving. The presence of cystic structures on the ovaries increased with parity and stage of lactation. The likelihood of embryo/foetal death increased with parity and stage of lactation. Dystocia was not associated with the presence of cystic structures or embryo death. Uterine score improved with parity and stage of lactation, while cows that experienced dystocia in the previous calving had an inferior uterine score. Heterosis was the only factor associated with increased likelihood of early ovulation. The fertility traits identified, and the associated risk factors, provide useful information on the reproductive status of dairy and beef cows.

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“…Even though the higher risk of metritis for cows with retained placenta may be attributed to subsequent secondary infections (Bruun et al, 2002), that same study failed to associate metritis with reproductive performance.…”

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Association of the occurrence of some diseases with reproductive performance and milk production of dairy herds in southern Brazil

Filho¹,

Schiavon²,

Gastal³

et al. 2012

R. Bras. Zootec.

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-This study analyzed associations between the occurrence of mastitis, metritis and retained placenta with the reproductive performance and milk production of four Holstein dairy herds of southern Brazil. Calving-to-conception intervals (CCI) and daily milk production were compared across herds, number of artificial inseminations and clinical occurrences and occurrence of mastitis, metritis and retained placenta. The CCI of cows with three or more clinical occurrences was longer than for those with no occurrences, but shorter for cows with retained placenta than for those without it. Cows with clinical mastitis up to 60 days post-partum had shorter CCI than those with mastitis after 60 days. Cows with retained placenta also had higher frequency of metritis. The daily milk production was higher for cows with three or more clinical occurrences than for those with one or none and for those without retained placenta than for those with retained placenta.A high number of clinical occurrences was related to prolonged CCI and increased daily milk production.

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Risk factors for metritis in Danish dairy cows

Cited by 117 publications

References 22 publications

Changes in Peripheral Leukocyte Subsets in Dairy Cows with Inflammatory Diseases after Calving

Changes in Peripheral Leukocyte Subsets in Dairy Cows with Inflammatory Diseases after Calving

Risk factors associated with detailed reproductive phenotypes in dairy and beef cows

Association of the occurrence of some diseases with reproductive performance and milk production of dairy herds in southern Brazil

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