Potential Benefits to Dairy Cow Welfare of Using a Ceftiofur–Ketoprofen Combination Drug for the Treatment of Inflammatory Disease Associated with Pyrexia: A Field Clinical Trial on Acute Puerperal Metritis
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Sample
2.2. Study Design and Data Collection
2.3. Sample Description and Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Physiological Parameters
3.2. Activity and Milk Production
3.3. Fertility Data
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mean ± SD | Median | Min | Max | p-Value | |
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Services per cow (n) | |||||
CD | 1.15 ± 0.67 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.240 |
C | 1.50 ± 0.83 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
CTR | 1.30 ± 0.66 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
Services per pregnancy (n) | |||||
CD | 1.29 ± 0.61 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0.959 |
C | 1.38 ± 0.74 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | |
CTR | 1.31 ± 0.63 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
CD and C vs. CTR | CD vs. C | ||||||
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Pregnancy (DIM) 1 | LSM ± SE | HR | 95% CI | p | HR | 95% CI | p |
CD | 92.2 ± 5.2 | 1.10 | 0.52–2.34 | ns | 2.75 | 1.14–6.67 | * |
C | 106.1 ± 4.5 | 0.41 | 0.17–0.99 | † | 1.00 | – | |
CTR | 87.4 ± 4.0 | 1.00 | – |
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Lora, I.; Massignani, M.; Stefani, A.; Gottardo, F. Potential Benefits to Dairy Cow Welfare of Using a Ceftiofur–Ketoprofen Combination Drug for the Treatment of Inflammatory Disease Associated with Pyrexia: A Field Clinical Trial on Acute Puerperal Metritis. Animals 2021, 11, 1597. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061597
Lora I, Massignani M, Stefani A, Gottardo F. Potential Benefits to Dairy Cow Welfare of Using a Ceftiofur–Ketoprofen Combination Drug for the Treatment of Inflammatory Disease Associated with Pyrexia: A Field Clinical Trial on Acute Puerperal Metritis. Animals. 2021; 11(6):1597. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061597
Chicago/Turabian StyleLora, Isabella, Mattia Massignani, Annalisa Stefani, and Flaviana Gottardo. 2021. "Potential Benefits to Dairy Cow Welfare of Using a Ceftiofur–Ketoprofen Combination Drug for the Treatment of Inflammatory Disease Associated with Pyrexia: A Field Clinical Trial on Acute Puerperal Metritis" Animals 11, no. 6: 1597. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061597
APA StyleLora, I., Massignani, M., Stefani, A., & Gottardo, F. (2021). Potential Benefits to Dairy Cow Welfare of Using a Ceftiofur–Ketoprofen Combination Drug for the Treatment of Inflammatory Disease Associated with Pyrexia: A Field Clinical Trial on Acute Puerperal Metritis. Animals, 11(6), 1597. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061597