A clinical trial on the effect of prostaglandin F2 alpha on placental expulsion in dairy cattle after caesarean operation.

Abstract	One hundred and thirty dairy cattle that had undergone a caesarean operation because of dystocia were assigned either to a treatment group, receiving 25 mg dinoprost (synthetic prostaglandin F2 alpha) or to a control group, receiving 5 ml saline solution, administered intramuscularly after removal of the calf and reposition of the closed uterus into the abdominal cavity. In 52 of 65 (80.0 per cent) prostaglandin-treated animals and in 38 of 65 (58.5 per cent) control animals the complete placenta was expelled within 12 hours. This difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).
Authors	H Stocker, R O Waelchli
Journal	The Veterinary record (Vet Rec) Vol. 132 Issue 20 Pg. 507-8 (May 15 1993) ISSN: 0042-4900 [Print] England
PMID	8322433 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Dinoprost
Topics	Animals Cattle Cattle Diseases (surgery) Cesarean Section (veterinary) Dinoprost (administration & dosage, pharmacology) Dystocia (veterinary) Female Injections, Intramuscular (veterinary) Placenta (drug effects, physiology) Postpartum Period Pregnancy Time Factors

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