Causes
Complications
Treatment
100
A hormone that can become imbalanced, commonly causing a retained placenta.
What is oxytocin.
100
A condition that can result from a retained placenta, resulting in the cow never producing milk again.
What is infertility.
100
A treatment method requiring the milk from the treated cow to be dumped.
What is penicillin injections.
200
An illness marked by low blood calcium levels and low temperature, which can cause retained placentas.
What is milk fever.
200
A reproductive condition developed after having a retained placenta, causing the cow to have difficulty conceiving in the future.
What is endometriosis.
200
A cure for retained placentas that does not require any medications.
What is manuel removal.
300
Anabolic steroids and minerals, which when deficient, could cause a retained placenta.
What is Carotene and Iodine.
300
A milk quality characteristic that increases when a cow has a retained placenta.
What is somatic cell count.
300
A compound that can be deposited into the uterus to treat retained placentas.
What is Tetracycline.
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