exam 2 pregnancy diagnosis Flashcards
what is the goal of pregnancy diagnosis
100% accuracy, no false negatives or false positives
what are the options for diagnosing in general
behavior, palpation, ultrasound, hormonal assays, rads
what is our big diagnostic method for bovine
rectal palpation +- ultrasounds
abdominal palpation in small animal
why do we like US diagnostics
high accuracy and can diagnose confidently early in gestation
what species do you not want to do hormonal assays
be careful in dairy cows that are getting bred back within 90 days becuase the PAGs can be there from the last pregnancy
what are the two hormonal assays that can be done on a bovine
PAGs and Progesterone (but this is from CL. not as accurate)
what are the four cardinal signs of bovine palpations
membrane slips (35d)
amniotic vesicles (35 d)
placentomes (75d)
fetus (65d)
what species do we often perform manual reduction of twins
equine and camelids
when can we transrectal a fetus in a camelid
after day 12 but after 3 weeks in alpacas and llamas
what is the most common way we check a porcine for pregnancy
behaviorally. run the boar and see around 21 days
when can we start to detect feti in a dog
day 22 (or 28)
what is our hormonal assay detect in a canine
relaxin
when can we palpate feline feti
days 25-30. string of pearls
