Treatment of the repeat breeder cow syndrome in Kenya
Abstract
One hundred repeat breeder dairy cows have been studied in detail. Although clinically 60 per cent of them were normal bacteria were isolated from the uteri of the majority (90 per cent). Thirty per cent of these isolates were mixed.
Intra-uterine infusion of the uteri with diluted Lugol's Iodine solution, supplemented in a few cases by antibiotic therapy, resulted in a 62 per cent conception rate compared with 26 per cent in the control group. It is concluded that dilute Lugol's Iodine is a useful treatment for repeat breeder cows under conditions similar to those described.
URI
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02235348#http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/33432
Citation
Tropical Animal Health and Production 1978, Volume 10, Issue 1, pp 223-228Publisher
University of Nairobi Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Studies, University of Nairobi