Observations on uterine prolapse in beef XXXX .

@entity3747 @entity1266 @entity5886 @entity460 @entity3151 @entity291
Serum samples were obtained from 26 beef @entity291 with uterine prolapse and from 15 with minor @entity1266 (controls). The serum of animals with uterine prolapse had significantly lower @entity460 concentration (mean +/- S.D. = 8,22 +/- 0,69 mg/dL, P</=0,01), higher @entity3151 concentration (mean +/- S.D. = 4,78 +/- 1,75 mg/dL, P</=0,05) and lower @entity460 to @entity3151 ratios (mean +/- S.D. = 1,99 +/- 0,88, P</=0,01) than for the control animals (means +/- S.D. = 8,91 +/- 0,75 mg/dL, 3,54 +/- 1,41 mg/dL and 2,99 +/- 1,41 respectively). Mild @entity3747 (6,9 mg/dL-7,9 mg/dL) was present in 11 (42,3%) of the @entity291 with prolapse as compared to only one (6,7%) of the controls. @entity5886 was present in 11 (42,3%) of the animals with prolapse and in ten (66,7%) of the controls. Eighteen (69,2%) of the animals with prolapse were alert and ambulatory when treated and 15 (57,7%) were known to have required help to deliver the @entity291 . Of the @entity291 group with uterine prolapse, 14 (53,8%) were two years old, six (23,1%) were three years old, and six (23,1%) were four years of age or older. It was concluded that mild @entity3747 and some degree of @entity1266 were associated with the uterine prolapses. The @entity3151 results were equivocal but the high incidence of @entity5886 may reflect a @entity3151 deficient diet.
