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Clinical and ultrasonographic features associated with cloprostenol induced early abortions in four Swedish Red and White heifers. |
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| Clinical/Ultrasonographic Features |
Heifer-1 |
Heifer-2 |
Heifer-3 |
Heifer-4 |
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| Stages of gestation* (days) |
63 |
77 |
83 |
116 |
| Heartbeat rate (beats per minute) |
170–182 |
178–186 |
180–184 |
176–182 |
| Foetal death post-CP treatment (Hrs) |
< 24 |
< 24 |
24 – 48 |
24 – 48 |
| Foetus/FM expelled** (Hrs) |
56 – 72 |
80 – 96 |
75 |
80 – 96# |
| CRL of expelled foetus (cm) |
9 |
12 |
15 |
30 |
| Foetus expelled with unruptured FM |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No# |
| Thick mucous vaginal discharge |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Blood tinged vaginal discharge |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Showed standing heat*** |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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*on the day of cloprostenol treatment; **after cloprostenol treatment; ***within two days after abortion; #only the foetal membrane was expelled but the foetus was stacked in the vagina and removed manually; CP = cloprostenol; Hrs = hours; CRL = crown-rump length; FM = foetal membrane. | ||||
Lobago et al. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48:23 doi:10.1186/1751-0147-48-23 |
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