Increased Risk of Conception Failure in German Holstein Friesian Cows with Chronic Endometritis

E-ISSN： 1439-0531|45|6|1114-1117

ISSN： 0936-6768

Source： REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS (ELECTRONIC), Vol.45, Iss.6, 2010-12, pp. : 1114-1117

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Abstract

ContentsThe objective of this retrospective field study was to evaluate the effect of chronic clinical endometritis (CCE) on days open in German Holstein Friesian cows. Two hundred and sixty‐four cows diagnosed with CCE from day 14 to 42 postpartum were included in this study. A Cox’s proportional hazards regression model with stepwise forward selection for days open was used and the variables type of vaginal discharge, ovarian cysts and a marked loss of body condition score proved to be significant with hazard ratios of 1.5, 2.0 and 1.9 respectively. Although not remaining in the model, a weak positive effect of treatment for CCE and a negative effect of high milk production could also be found in the univariate analysis. These results suggest that the suppression of fertility of animals diagnosed with CCE varies according to the different symptoms, which could be used to support decisions regarding treatment. Management factors such as a marked loss in body condition and high milk production prolonged the number of days open of animals with CCE.