Rationale for treatment of retained placenta in cows with neomycin and metronidazole

Vet Rec. 1992 Apr 18;130(16):349-50. doi: 10.1136/vr.130.16.349.

Abstract

A combination of neomycin and metronidazole was compared with oxytetracycline for its activity against the intrauterine flora of 10 cows with retained placenta. In vitro the metronidazole/neomycin combination reduced the numbers of aerobic and obligately anaerobic bacteria much more effectively than did oxytetracycline.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria, Aerobic
  • Bacteria, Anaerobic
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use*
  • Neomycin / therapeutic use*
  • Oxytetracycline / therapeutic use
  • Placenta Diseases / drug therapy
  • Placenta Diseases / veterinary*
  • Pregnancy
  • Puerperal Disorders / drug therapy
  • Puerperal Disorders / veterinary*
  • Uterine Diseases / drug therapy
  • Uterine Diseases / microbiology
  • Uterine Diseases / veterinary

Substances

  • Metronidazole
  • Neomycin
  • Oxytetracycline