Figure 1. Inflammatory mediator concentrations in postpartum vaginal mucus.
Mucus was collected 1, 3, and 5 weeks postpartum, from the vagina of 13 dairy cows that had dystocia () and 39 animals that had a normal parturition (
). The concentrations of (a) IL-6, (b) IL-8, (c) IL-1β and (d) IL-1α were measured by bovine-specific ELISA and expressed as pg per g mucus. Data are presented as mean + SEM. Data were analyzed by GLM ANOVA, using the Bonferroni post hoc multiple comparison test; values differ between parturition group, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05.