Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for retained placenta
24 FDA reports name retained placenta, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 788). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #2096 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 24
- reports citing this reaction
- 16.7%
- death-coded share
- Cattle
- most-affected species
Release-over-release change
What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot
PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Retained placenta has 24 reports now versus 24 in that prior snapshot: 0 the same number of (0.0%).
- Report change
- +0
- Death-coded reports
- +0
- Death-coded share
- −0.0 pts
This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.
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Code 788 VOL-TRACE
VOL-TRACE · DEATH-ELEV · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-CATTLE · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-TRACE 24 reports
- DEATH-ELEV 16.7%
- LOWER-Q #2096/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Acute pancreatitis
- SPECIES-CATTLE Cattle · 20
- DRUG-LEAD Pegbovigrastim · 9
- DESK-WIDE 10 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Acute pancreatitis (±0 reports)
Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.
Lower-volume neighbourhood around Retained placenta
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
What the FDA AER plate says about Retained placenta
Signature read: 24 reports place Retained placenta in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2096 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 24 named reports in the openFDA extract. 4 of 24 reports were death-coded (16.7% of named reports, not a population mortality rate). Nearest volume peer: Acute pancreatitis (±0 reports). Lead species Cattle (20). Lead co-reported drug Pegbovigrastim (9).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Pegbovigrastim appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.
Species Most Affected
Breeds Most Affected
Associated Drugs
What to do with this reaction
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A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
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