PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PURULENT CATARRHAL ENDOMETRITIS IN COWS
Endometritis in cows slows down the growth of cattle population and its productivity. In cows that had endometritis in the period from calving to fertilization increases. This affects negatively on artificial insemination and negates the measures aimed at the improvement of herd reproduction. The situation is made worse by the fact that in 65% of sick animals the pathology develops without obvious symptoms; that prevents from timely treatment. The experimental part of the research was carried out at the OOO “Semenovod”. Three groups of comparable animals were selected: one control group and two trial groups. Each group consisted of 10 cows. All animals had purulent catarrhal endometritis. Improved treatment plan was applied in the first trial group. The following drugs were used: Endometramag Bio, Oxytocin, and furazolidon intrauterine suppositories “Furox”. In the second trial group, the method of purulent catarrhal endometritis prevention and retained placenta prevention was tested. Oxytocin drug was used. The animals of the control group were treated according to the treatment plan used on that farm in most cases. It included the following: Vetbicin-5 drug, lavage with potassium permanganate solution, Oxytocin, and furazolidon intrauterine suppositories “Furox”. When Oxytocin was administered to cows immediately after calving, it prevented the development of inflammatory diseases and retained placenta in 80% of cows. The treatment plan of the trial group turned out to be more effective as evidenced by the data obtained: the treatment took 7 days with more dynamic effect. The restriction of milk and meat sales when using Endometramag Bio is 2 days. The treatment plan is easy to use and it is economically profitable for the farm.