Acute Metritis
Acute metritis is often caused by bacterial contamination of the uterus immediately after parturition. Its incidence ranges from 18% to 50% of the population of dairy cows and comprises about 19 million dairy cows each year. Acute metritis causes severe economic losses due to costs for treatment, milk withdrawal, reduced reproductive performance, and premature culling. The total cost estimate for one case of acute metritis in the
Since post-partum uterine diseases are very costly, the best clinical approach to post-partum uterine diseases is preventive treatment, which should be administered to the above-mentioned 260 million dairy cows worldwide.