Fertility of Cows after Dystocias and Complicated Puerperium with Respect to Bacteriological and Mycological Findings in the Genitalia

Vlček, Z.; Kudlác, E; Nesňalová, Eva; Láníková, Alena

doi:10.2754/avb198958020245

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“…Vlcek et al found increase of the insemination interval, service-period and insemination index in cows that yielded pathogenic and potentially pathogenic micromycetes. 15 No significant difference between cows with positive and negative fungal cultures in the first and second examinations (P>0.05) con-firmed that the immune system did not respond to the exposure of uterus to fungi. This issue is reported for the first time and to the best of the researchers' knowledge there have been no reports regarding this subject.…”

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Prevalence of opportunistic fungi and their possible role in postpartum endometritis in dairy cows

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The aim of this study was to identify fungal infections by culture from uterine lavages of 172 Holstein dairy cows between 25 and 35 days postpartum and two weeks later. In the first examination, 61/172 (35.5%) cows were suffering from clinical endometritis. The positive rate of fungal growth was fifteen (8.7 %) swabs and the remaining 157 (91.3%) showed no fungal growth. The most frequently isolated fungi were <em>Aspergillus</em> spp. (60%) followed by <em>Penicillium</em> spp. (26%) and Yeast (13%). In the second examination, 20/128 (16%) cows showed endometritis. Nine (5.5%) swabs were fungal positive. No significant differences between cows with positive and negative fungal cultures in the percentage of polymorphonuclear leukocytes of cytological samples were seen. In conclusion, treatment of cows affected with postpartum endometritis with intrauterine infusion of oxytetracycline, hygiene of bed, number of cows in one yard, age and parity of cows may cause increase in incidence of mycotic endometritis.

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“…were the highest isolated fungi from vaginal mucus of cows with complicated puerperium. 15 In another survey, Penicillium spp. and Candida albicans were the most common isolated fungi.…”

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Prevalence of opportunistic fungi and their possible role in postpartum endometritis in dairy cows

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“…(2015) reported that microbiological cultures from reproductive tract of repeat breeder dairy heifers did not show any fungal growth. Vlcek et al . (1989) found pathogenic and potentially pathogenic fungi to be 22% and 17% cows, at first and second months after parturition, respectively.…”

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Fungal endometritis in bovines

Saini¹,

Singh²,

Kumar³

2019

Open Vet J.

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Fungus is well capable of producing reproductive failures in bovines. As fungus is an opportunistic pathogen, there are more chances for fungus to cause infection in the uterus when certain predisposing factors like prolonged intra-uterine antibiotic therapy, persistent endometritis, presence of necrotic foci, immunosuppression, and pneumovagina are available. Various authors have reported the incidence of fungal endometritis in repeat breeder endometritic cows and buffaloes. Uterine culture along with the cytological examination of the uterine secretions considered being best way to diagnose this condition; however, endometrial biopsy can be used to access the efficacy of treatment to invasive yeast. Intra-uterine treatment with antiseptic solutions and Lugol’s iodine had been found effective in bovines..

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Effect of abnormal vaginal discharge at oestrus on conception rate after artificial insemination in cows

Mahmoudzadeh¹,

Tarahomi²,

Fotoohi³

2001

Anim. Sci.

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During a 2-year study from January 1997 to December 1999, the visual characteristics of the cervical mucous discharge of cows and heifers in oestrus and their relations to conception rate were studied in a large dairy herd of Holstein-Friesian cows. Cows were divided into two groups based on mucous discharge being of normal or abnormal appearance and the group with abnormal discharge was further divided into the following classes: cervical mucus with urine (CMU), cervical mucus with microbes (CMM), cervical mucus with blood (CMB) and a group with no cervical mucus (NCM). From 6169 cases of cows in oestrus, 82·2% had normal discharge, and the remaining 17·8% had abnormal discharge classifications (6·1% CMU, 5·1% CMM, 0·5% CMB and 6·1% NCM). Conception rate after artificial insemination (AI) in the normal group (38·3%) was significantly higher than that of the abnormal group (27·9%), (P < 0·05). When the conception rate of the normal group was compared with each one of the abnormal classifications, it was significantly different from that of CMU (26·5%), CMM (22·6%) and CMB (21·8%), (P < 0·05), but not from that of NCM (34·4%), (P > 0·05). From 1734 cases of heifers in oestrus, only 6% had abnormal discharges, and the conception rates of the normal and abnormal groups were not significantly different (P > 0·05).We conclude that AI of cows in oestrus discharging cervical mucus that is contaminated with urine, microbes or blood produces conception rates significantly lower than those of cows discharging a normal and clear mucus. Absence of a cervical mucous discharge at the time of AI of cows does not imply a low conception rate. In the case of heifers, appearance of cervical mucus had no effect on the conception rate after AI.

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Fertility of Cows after Dystocias and Complicated Puerperium with Respect to Bacteriological and Mycological Findings in the Genitalia

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Prevalence of opportunistic fungi and their possible role in postpartum endometritis in dairy cows

Prevalence of opportunistic fungi and their possible role in postpartum endometritis in dairy cows

Fungal endometritis in bovines

Effect of abnormal vaginal discharge at oestrus on conception rate after artificial insemination in cows

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