[Postpartum endometritis in cattle].

Postparturient endometritis in cattle is discussed in this review paper, considerable attention being paid to diagnosis and treatment. Clinical examination is stressed in the discussion of diagnosis. The diagnosis of endometritis may be established by rectal and vaginoscopical examination in nearly every case. Cytological and bacteriological examinations supply only little information. In view of the method of treatment, it is essential to determine whether or not the cow is affected with pyometra. Treatment of acute postparturient endometritis consists in intra-uterine administration of oxytetracycline (for a period of from one to three days). Pyometra should be treated by injection of prostaglandins (PG). When it is doubted whether pyometra is developing and a corpus luteum is present, treatment is nevertheless advisable. All other cases of chronic endometritis do not require therapy. The tendency to spontaneous recovery is so considerable in cattle that treatment cannot add anything to the results.