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Table 1 Diagnostic criteria of uterine inflammatory conditions used for initial diagnosis and re-evaluation (2 weeks later) in dairy cows

From: Associations among serum pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, metabolic mediators, body condition, and uterine disease in postpartum dairy cows

Uterine inflammatory conditions

DIM @ initial diagnosis

Diagnostic criteria

Initial diagnosis

Reevaluation§

Metritis

1-14

Foul smelling watery, brown uterine discharge with or without ≥ 39.4 rectal temperature

Mucopurulent uterine discharge or > 18% PMN in endometrial cytology

Clinical endometritis

28-35

Mucopurulent uterine discharge

Mucopurulent uterine discharge or > 18% PMN in endometrial cytology

Subclinical endometritis

28-35

> 18% PMN in endometrial cytology (No uterine discharge)

> 10% PMN in endometrial cytology (No uterine discharge)

  1. DIM – Days in milk.
  2. PMN – Polymorphonuclear neutrophils.
  3. §Re-evaluation 2 weeks after initial diagnosis.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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