Causes of retention of placenta of cows and its prevention and treatment

In many cattle farms, the phenomenon of retention of placenta after delivery often occurs. Placenta retention means that after giving birth, the cow cannot discharge the placenta in time, while it is a disease in the uterus that often causes uterine inflammation and abnormal estrus. In serious cases, it can lead to cow infertility and great harm, so what if the cow placenta does not fall? Come to the pro-agricultural network to see the prevention and control methods.

1. Etiological analysis.

There are many reasons for the retention of placenta in cows, including bacterial and microbial infections. during pregnancy and delivery, the uterus is infected by a variety of bacteria, causing varying degrees of inflammation in the uterus, resulting in placental adhesion. In addition, environmental factors are also one of the reasons. During delivery, the cow is frightened or the external stimulation infection produces a stress response, which hinders the normal contraction of the uterus, resulting in the premature closure of the cervix and the inability to expel the placenta. Malnutrition is also one of the reasons why cows are fed too much during pregnancy.

2. Symptoms

Placenta is mainly appeared after delivery, realized that all or some parts of the placenta remain in the uterus and vagina, can not be discharged normally, some exposed parts are red or grayish brown, and accompanied by fishy smell, crisp and easy to break. After retention, the placenta is usually broken down and excreted within a week. If not treated in time, the cow begins to show symptoms of tail lifting and back feeding, body temperature begins to rise, appetite decreases or stops eating, accompanied by other inflammation, which can lead to death in severe cases.

3. Treatment methods

When there are the above symptoms, you can use drug treatment, first with intravenous injection of calcium gluconate and glucose solution 500ml, injection of hormone, accelerate the decomposition and excretion of placenta, intramuscular injection of oxytocin 50-100 units can also be injected into the uterus and vagina penicillin and oxytetracycline solution, can play a role in inhibiting the growth of bacteria, and sterilization effect, after these drug treatment, the placenta can automatically fall off.

4. Preventive methods

During pregnancy, cows should be nutritious, feed with vitamins and calcium, and properly improve the water culture of protein. The feed should be balanced to ensure the supply of each kind of nutrition. In addition, we should also pay attention to the supply of a lot of trace elements to meet the nutritional needs of cows during pregnancy. In the late stage of pregnancy, it is necessary to appropriately increase the amount of exercise of the cow, but in the early stage, it is necessary to reduce the amount of activity, do a good job in the hygiene of the delivery room and do a good job of disinfection.

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