title: Surgical Procedures of the Genital Organs of Cows.
abstract: Reproductive surgical techniques are considered by practitioners/clinicians of theriogenology to be the most beneficial reproductive management that can be performed to treat conditions of cows that may affect fertility. Conditions affecting the reproductive tract can cause pathologic changes that may result in substantial economic and genetic losses to beef and dairy producers. Some injuries and diseases are amenable to surgical treatment. Surgical restoration of fertility preserves genetic potential and economic productivity. The surgical procedures described in this article are some of the most commonly used to restore fertility in cows with injury or diseases affecting their reproductive tracts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA. Electronic address: tprado@utk.edu.
authors.forename: Tulio M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Prado
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schumacher
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, 2065 West Farm Road, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.
authors.forename: Lionel J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Bovine; Cow; Fertility; Genitalia; Surgery