Description

Dugcheck

Metrichecking is a veterinary procedure to identify cows that have endometritis. Identification of these animals allows for treatment before the commencement of mating in order to improve the reproductive performance of the herd which means an extra 14 – 20 days in milk per cow treated the next lactation.

AT RISK COWS:

The current recommendation is to check all at-risk cows. These cows can be 10% of the herd or higher. The following cows are at risk of having endometritis – any cow that has:

1. Been induced
2. Had a difficult calving
3. Had twins
4. Had milk fever
5. Had retained foetal membranes
6. Had a dead calf at or within 24 hours of calving
7. A vulval discharge diagnosed greater than 7 days after calving