{"paper_id":"1c18cd0c-cea1-4913-9a9f-9e6c3426b1d2","body_text":"This project was supported financially by Merck Animal Health (Kirkland, QC, Canada), the “Fonds de Recherche du Québec–Nature et Technologies” (Québec, QC, Canada), the “Réseau Québécois en Reproduction” (Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada), and the “Fonds Zoetis de recherche clinique” of the Bovine Ambulatory Clinic (Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada).\nThe authors thank Jean-Philippe Pelletier (St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada) for his technical work as well as the participating farms for their contribution to this study. The authors also express gratitude to Guy Boisclair (Victoriaville, QC, Canada) for his continuous support to the development of innovative procedures for veterinary practitioners.\nThe study was approved by the Animal Care Committee of the Université de Montréal (20-Rech-2061).\nAuthor JDR was hired as an independent researcher for her participation in this project. The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest.\nNonstandard abbreviations used:  AI = artificial insemination; AUC = area under the receiver operating characteristic curve; AIC = Akaike information criterion; ENDO = endometritis; P/AI = pregnancy per AI; PVD = purulent vaginal discharge.","source_license":"CC-BY-4.0","license_restricted":false}