Effects of dietary butyrate supplementation and oral nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug administration on uterine inflammation and interval to first ovulation in postpartum dairy cows
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Cows experience postpartum uterine inflammation (endometritis), which may consequently delay ovulation. We evaluated whether the oral administration of a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID; meloxicam) and the dietary supplementation of butyrate could reduce endometritis, determined by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN), and reduce the interval to first ovulation. There were no differences between butyrate and control-fed cows for any of the parameters assessed. Mean interval to first ovulation did not differ between NSAID and placebo-treated cows, but NSAID-treated cows tended to have a lower ovulation rate up to 56 days postpartum compared with placebo-treated cows. Oral NSAID administration and dietary butyrate supplementation during the transition period were not effective in reducing endometritis and interval to first ovulation.
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JDS Communications
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3
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2666-9102
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Elsevier
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10.3168/jdsc.2022-0207