Mastitis and fertility disorders in cows.
Pol J Vet Sci
; 13(3): 555-60, 2010.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21033574
ABSTRACT
Udder inflammations, independently of significant losses in milk yield and alteration of its quality, can negatively affect cows' reproduction efficiency. Mastitis causes changes in many active constituents, both in milk and blood. Pathogenic changes in existing constituents and new active chemical compounds, generated during disease, can affect other organs, particularly the reproductive system and its mechanisms. Fertility disorders in mastitic cows are mostly connected with the activity of cytokines (especially TNF-alpha), cortisol, prostaglandin F2-alpha, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and classic inflammatory mediators. The successful treatment of mastitis as well as protection against udder infections should be considered important methods for prophylaxis of fertility disorders in cows. The first Polish trials indicated that injection of supportive drugs (antioxidants or lysozyme dimer or flunixin meglumine) to intramammarily treated cows can increase fertility in cows with mastitis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Infertility, Female
/
Mastitis, Bovine
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Pol J Vet Sci
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Poland