Microbial communities and inflammatory response in the endometrium differ between normal and metritic dairy cows at 5-10 days post-partum.

ABSTRACT: Post-partum metritis is among the most prevalent disease in dairy cows affecting animal welfare and inflicting considerable economic loses. While post-partum contamination of the uterus is rife in dairy cows, only a fraction of these animals will develop metritis. Our main objective was to compare the bacterial communities and the inflammatory response in the endometrium of healthy and metritic dairy cows. Holstein-Friesian cows (n = 35) were sampled immediately following clinical classification as healthy (n = 21), suffering from metritis (n = 13) or septic metritis (n = 1), based on veterinary examination at 5-10 days post-partum. Polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) percentage in endometrial cytology was significantly higher in cows with metritis. Full-thickness uterine biopsy analysis reveale

SUBMITTER: Sicsic R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6071394 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature