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ct-10162	Schuenemann, Gustavo M.; Brick, Troy A.; Bas, Santiago	Effective Treatment Of Uterine Disease In Certified Organic Dairy Herds	2011	4	.pdf	application/pdf	2221	109	41	The use of intra-abdominal hypertonic glucose (20%) was previously reported to control acute peritonitis in rabbits.20 Furthermore, an in vitro study has shown that mannose (a sugar monomer) inhibits the adhesion of bacteria to the epithelial cells of the equine endometrium.21 This suggests that the use of 50% dextrose in water (a hypertonic solution), that targets the uterine environment rather than the bacterial pathogen itself, may be a viable and effective strategy for organic lactating dairy cows diagnosed with CE. Lactating dairy cows subjected to poor nutrition management (body condition score at calving of <2.75; scale 1-5) increased the risk for uterine diseases with increased levels of non-esterified fatty acids and beta- hydroxybutyrate in early postpartum cows.12 Furthermore, retained fetal membranes, stillbirths, abortions, dystocic births and twins12 as well as hygiene of the perineum region at calving (presence of manure and dirt around the birth canal) increased the likelihood of postpartum metritis and clinical endometrtis.9 Management and treatment options for clinical endometritis Endometritis is an inflammation of the endometrial lining of the uterus without systemic signs of illness.7 Clinical endometritis negatively impacts reproductive performance (delays time to conception and increases the risk for culling after calving) in dairy cattle; thus, diminishing profitability and sustainability.7,10 A recent study in three herds showed that 18% of lactating dairy cows suffer from CE at 35 DIM.12 Proactive management that targets the risk factors should be a top priority to prevent both puerperal metritis and CE.	cache/ct-10162.pdf	txt/ct-10162.txt