Effects of Sheng Hua Tang on Uterine Involution and Ovarian Activity in Postpartum Dairy Cows

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

K. H. Lee¹  C. H. Chi¹  Y. T. Lee¹  T. C. Chen²  J. Y. Chen²  C. C. Yeh²  L. Y. Liu² 

[1] Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan;;

关键词: Chinese Herbal Medicine;    Sheng Hua Tang;    Ultrasonography;    Fertility;    Dairy Cows;   

DOI  :  10.5713/ajas.2013.13042

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The effects of Sheng Hua Tang (SHT) on uterine involution and ovarian activity were investigated in postpartum dairy cows. SHT (70 g) was given to dairy cows (n = 10) to evaluate its effects for five days from the first postpartum day. Postpartum cows fed with a basal diet without SHT were used as the control group (n = 10). Ultrasounds and blood tests were recorded for four weeks from postpartum day seven with a 3-d interval. The results showed that the areas and diameters of endometria were significantly (p<0.01) reduced in the group that received SHT compared to the control group on the seventh postpartum day. The group that received SHT had an intrauterine fluid volume mean of 1.2±0.6 cm3, which was significantly lower than that of the control group, 2.3±0.8 cm3 (p<0.01) on the 13th postpartum day. In addition, the uterine tension score was a mean of 1.0±0.0 in the group that received SHT, which was also significantly lower than that of the control group, 1.5±0.5 (p<0.01) on the 19th postpartum day. Taken together, the Chinese herbal medicine remedy, SHT, promoted uterine involution and ovarian activity in postpartum dairy cows.

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