HISTOLOGICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF UTERUS FROM THE REPEAT BREEDER GILT AND SOW

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 33  (6-8) , 359-365
Abstract
The investigation comprised sexual organs from 25 gilts and 97 sows culled because of repeat breeding. Among the gilts 24.0% and among the sows 25.8% had endometritis. The following were present in uterus from gilts and sows with signs of endometritis: Staphylococcus aureus, Corynebacterium pyogenes, .alpha.-hemolytic streptococci, Escherichia coli, Pasteurella sp., Aeromonas sp., Acinetobacter sp. and Citrobacter sp. Among gilts and sows with bacteria present in the uterus, 40.9% had endometritis. The corresponding percent among gilts and sows without bacteria present was 25.0.

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