The Effect of Early Postpartum Administration of Intrauterine Povidone-Iodine on the Postpartum Period in Holstein Cows

Abstract

Uterine diseases in cows are caused mainly by bacterial contamination after parturition. This study aimed to reveal the possible effects of intrauterine povidone-iodine solution on the postpartum involution process and, subsequently, to identify the outcomes of infectious and reproductive statements. The study group (n=34) and the control group (n=35) received intrauterine povidone-iodine (2%) and 0.9% NaCl, respectively, within 24 hours of parturition, both in a volume of 100 ml. In order to monitor the involution process in the groups rectal body temperatures (daily for eight days), placental expulsions (Score 1: 0-6 hours, Score 2: 6-12 hours, Score 3: 12-24 hours, Score 4: placental retention), characteristics (Score 1: none/lucent, Score 2: bloody/chocolate colored, Score 3: mucopurulent/ purulent) and odor (odorless/malodorous) of uterine discharge were evaluated. The uterus’s diameter was measured on ultrasound imaging to monitor uterine involution in both groups. Uterine infections were evaluated by clinical observations. Bacterial content of uterus was evaluated with microbiological sampling. The pregnancy rates of first, second, and third insemination, and the insemination index parameters in each group were calculated in three separate periods; until the postpartum 80th, 150th, and 400th days. There was no statistical difference between the groups regarding involution process parameters, uterine involution, uterine infections and fertility parameters (P>0.05). It was concluded that intrauterine %2 povidone-iodine administration at a volume of 100 ml in the early postpartum period had no different effect on reproductive performance than its isotonic saline solution. © 2024 Ece Koldaş Ürer, Murat Fındık. All Rights Reserved.