Evaluation of the effects of zataria multiflora in the treatment of uterine infection on abortion of pregnant cows

Postpartum uterine infection is one of the most common postpartum uterine diseases in dairy cows. Zataria multiflora is a plant in the mint group that disrupts the menstrual cycle and should not be consumed in large quantities during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Zataria multiflora in the treatment of uterine infection and its subsequent effects on abortion of pregnant cows. In this study, ۴۸ cows were selected and randomly divided into three groups. ۶ cows in the first group (control), treated with Placebo, ۱۹ cows in the second group treated with the antibiotic of penicillin + streptomycin and ۲۳ cows in the third group were treated with Zataria multiflora extract. The diagnosis of uterine infection was done ۳۰ to ۳۵ days after parturition. Treated cows were inseminated and at ۳۰ days post-insemination, pregnancy was diagnosed using ultrasonography. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software. With the evaluation of the data, no abortion was in the control group (۰%), in the group treated with the antibiotic of penicillin + streptomycin, ۱۰.۵% and in the group treated with Zataria multiflora ۳۴.۸% had an abortion. The results of the study, although did not show a significant difference between the groups, but due to the high percentage of abortions in the Zataria multiflora group and the near significance of the results of the evaluations (p = ۰.۰۶۶), thyme consumption should always be used with caution during pregnancy.

کلیدواژه ها:

Zataria multiflora ، Uterine infection ، Abortion