title: Effects of sheng hua tang on uterine involution and ovarian activity in postpartum dairy cows.
abstract: 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 cm(3), which was significantly lower than that of the control group, 2.3±0.8 cm(3) (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.
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.
authors: K H
authors: KH
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.
authors: Y T
authors: YT
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.
authors: T C
authors: TC
authors: Chen
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.
authors: C C
authors: CC
authors: Yeh
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.
authors: J Y
authors: JY
authors: Chen
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.
authors: L Y
authors: LY
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Chi
keywords: Chinese Herbal Medicine; Dairy Cows; Fertility; Sheng Hua Tang; Ultrasonography