Etiopathogenesis of postpartum endometritis in cows
The study was conducted in order to study some aspects of the etiology and pathogenesis when diagnosing postpartum endometritis in cows. The material for the study was the results of obstetric and gynecological medical examination of the breeding stock in the farms of the Bryansk region. It has been established that of the diseases of the organs of the reproductive system of cows, postpartum endometritis is most often recorded, which makes up more than 50.0 %. In the etiological structure, this pathology was noted against the background of retention of the placenta and subinvolution of the uterus, respectively, in 32.1 and 41.8 % of cases. The most common causative agents of postpartum endometritis in cows are representatives of pathogenic and opportunistic microflora with a predominance of E. coli (32.2 %). According to the results of a biochemical examination, it was found that in the blood of sick cows the concentration of total protein, calcium, phosphorus, carotene, glucose, cholesterol was lower, and the activity of ALT and AST was higher than in healthy animals.