Classical bovine pyometra. The uterus contained several liters of pus which could be moved from horn to horn by manipulation per rectum.  A persistent corpus luteum suggested that this cow was in a prolonged anestrus and the cervix was closed.  [See NAL #592 for comparison with a normal postpartum uterus.]

Bovine pyometra

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Digital Credit: Maarten Drost

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Description: Classical bovine pyometra. The uterus contained several liters of pus which could be moved from horn to horn by manipulation per rectum. A persistent corpus luteum suggested that this cow was in a prolonged anestrus and the cervix was closed. [See NAL #592 for comparison with a normal postpartum uterus.]

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