Methods of diagnosis and treatment of postpartum uterine infection adopted by Algerian veterinarians

Authors : Hamza RAHAB, Alessandro RICCI, Ahmed KASSEH-LAOUAR, Christian HANZEN

Pages : 218-228

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The present study aimed to monitor the practices of Algerian veterinarians in the diagnosis and treatment of puerperal metritis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PM); and clinical endometritis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CE); in cattle. For this purpose, a questionnaire was established and distributed to collect the information concerning veterinarian profiles and practices related to the diagnosis and treatment of PM and CE. The results showed that examinations of the uterus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(rectal palpation);, vaginal discharge, and rectal temperature were the most practiced methods for PM insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(71%, 68%, and 83%, respectively); and CE insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(86%, 60%, and 65%, respectively); diagnosis. Tetracycline was the antibiotic of choice for intrauterine treatment of PM insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(54%); and CE insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(57%);, whereas penicillin was the preferred parenteral antibiotic against PM insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(68%); and CE insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(64%);. In addition, molecules combined with antibiotic treatment were PGF2? insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PM: 71%, CE: 79%);, vitamins insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PM: 73%, CE: 60.5%);, and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PM: 68.2%, CE: 58%);. Inseminators were more likely to use IU cephalosporins to treat PM and CE insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OR = 3.5, P < 0.05 and OR = 5.1, P < 0.01, respectively);. Veterinarians with more than 10 years of experience were more likely to use IU cephalosporins to treat PM insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OR = 3.8, P = 0.03);. Moreover, bovine practitioners were less likely to observe hyperthermia in cases of CE insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OR = 0.29, P = 0.02);.
Keywords : Puerperal metritis, clinical endometritis, survey