Studies of genital abnormalities in native Egyptian cows V-bacterial isolated from uteri in health and disease

ABSTRACT

Bacteria were isolated from apparently normal genitalia. as well as from genitalia with clear disorders. The incidence of bacterial isolates was lower during follicular than during the luteal phases of the estrous cycle. The most prevalent isolates in the follicular phase were Micrococci, Anthracoides and Escherichia coli, while in the luteal phase, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococci, Sarcina, Streptococcus faecalis and Citrobacter were dominating. On the other hand, Anthracoides, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli. Streptococcus pyogenes, corynebacterium bovis and Corynebacterium pyogenes were isolated in cases of endometritis and pyometra