Journal Pre-proof Peripartum changes in the activity and expression of neutrophils may predispose to the postpartum occurrence of metritis in dairy cows Mohanned Naif Alhussien, Bibhudatta S.K. Panda, Aarti Kamboj, Ajay Kumar Dang PII: S0034-5288(20)31070-5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.11.003 Reference: YRVSC 4200 To appear in: Research in Veterinary Science Received date: 18 April 2020 Revised date: 24 October 2020 Accepted date: 6 November 2020 Please cite this article as: M.N. Alhussien, B.S.K. Panda, A. Kamboj, et al., Peripartum changes in the activity and expression of neutrophils may predispose to the postpartum occurrence of metritis in dairy cows, Research in Veterinary Science (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.11.003 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier.