Research Progress on the Correlation between Endometritis and Gastrointestinal Microorganisms and the Role of Probiotics in Dairy Cows
Endometritis in dairy cows is a reproductive disorder caused by pathogenic microorgan-isms infecting the uterus during or after delivery,which seriously affects the reproductive ability of dairy cows and restricts the development of dairy industry.Understanding the pathogenesis of endometritis in dairy cows is helpful for its efficient treatment.However,the causes of endome-tritis in dairy cows are more complex,such as bacteria,viruses,fungi,mycoplasma,etc.With the deepening of research,it has been proposed that the disorder of intestinal flora may also affect the occurrence and development of endometritis in dairy cows.Some studies showed that probiot-ics can improve endometritis in dairy cows by regulating the host gut microbiota.This article re-views the relationship between gastrointestinal flora and endometritis in dairy cows and the appli-cation of probiotics in endometritis in dairy cows,in order to provide new ideas for the manage-ment of endometritis in large-scale dairy farms.