Which one of the following sets of conditions predispose a cow to metritis?
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Cows are predisposed to post-parturient metritis by many things, including: – Dystocia – Overfeeding in dry period – Ca-P imbalance in feed
Cows are also predisposed to metritis by: – Retained placenta – Contaminated calving environment – Abortion – Malnutrition
In cattle, the causative bacterial organisms isolated most often are Trueperella pyogenes alone or with Fusobacterium necrophorum or other gram-negative anaerobes.
Note the name changes – Trueperella pyogenes used to be called Arcanobacterium pyogenes and before that it was classified as Corynebacterium pyogenes.
