Table 1.
Pathogen identification in uterus.
| Pathogens | Detection rates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCa | NTb | BTc | ATd | |
| Escherichia coli | 3/5 | 3/5 | 6/6 | 2/6 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 3/5 | 2/5 | 6/6 | 2/6 |
| Chryseobacterium indologenes | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/6 | 1/6 |
| Moraxella osloensis | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/6 | 1/6 |
| Bacillus cereus | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/6 | 1/6 |
| Staphylococcus haemolyticus | 2/5 | 2/5 | 5/6 | 2/6 |
| Corynebacterium | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/6 | 1/6 |
| Enterococcus faecium | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/6 | 1/6 |
| Streptococcus uberis | 2/5 | 3/5 | 5/6 | 2/6 |
a-dNC = healthy cows (NC group), NT = mild diseased cows, BT = severely ill cows, AT = cows in BT group after OTC treatment.