UTERINE HEALTH AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH MINERAL PROFILE, HEMATOLOGY VALUES AND LEUCOCITARY FORM IN DAIRY COWS IN GRAZING SYSTEMS

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the relationship of uterine health with mineral profile, hematological values and leukocyte form in dairy cows in grazing systems. During the months of March 2017 to July 2019, a total of 249 primiparous and multiparous Holstein cows belonging to dairy establishments in the southern basin of the province of Santa Fe - Argentina were reviewed in the postpartum period. The results showed that of the 249 (100%) cows at the first review, 111 (44.6%) were healthy and 138 (55.4%) had some degree of clinical endometritis. Of which 63 (45.6%) presented G1, 60 (43.5%) presented G2 and 15 (10.9%) cows presented G3. The Ca2+ and Mg2+ values did not show significant differences (p≥0.05) between both groups of cows. Significant differences (p <0.05) were found between the two groups, for the White Blood Cell values, being smaller in the group of animals with clinical endometritis. The red series values found not showing significant differences (p≥0.05) between both groups of cows. It is concluded that for this group of cows analyzed no relationship of uterine health with the mineral profile and values of the red series has been found. However, in the leukocyte form, cows with clinical endometritis had lower white blood cell values than healthy cows.

Keywords

• dairy cows
• clinical endometritis
• leukocyte formula
• blood count