Ceftiofur reduced Fusobacterium leading to uterine microbiota alteration in dairy cows with metritis

Abstract Background Metritis is an inflammatory uterine disease found in ~ 20% of dairy cows after parturition and associated with uterine microbiota with high abundance of Fusobacterium, Bacteroides, and Porphyromonas. Ceftiofur is a common treatment, but the effect on uterine microbiota is poorly...

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Main Authors: Soo Jin Jeon, Federico Cunha, Rodolfo Daetz, Rodrigo C. Bicalho, Svetlana Lima, Klibs N. Galvão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00077-5