Lecture 6 Flashcards
What factors determine pregnancy diagnosis method?
- Gestation time of animal
- Specificity or sensibility
- Degree of exactitude
- Practicability
- Technician experience
What are the two main methods of pregnancy diagnosis?
Hormonal methods and non-hormonal methods
What are the four hormonal methods to diagnose pregnancy?
Progesterone - overall accuracy of >88%
Pregnancy-Associated Glycoprotein
eCG (PMSG)
Oestrogens
What are the 7 non hormonal methods to diagnose pregnancy?
Heat detection, abdominal development, mammary gland development, rectal palpitation, abdominal palpation, ultrasound scan, radiography
What species can heat detection be used on?
Cows, mares, ewes and sows
What species can vaginal biopsy be used on?
Ewes and sows
What species can oestrus induction be used on?
Just sows
What species can progesterone be used on?
Cows, mares, ewes and sows
What species can eCG be used on?
Mares only
What species can oestrogens be used on?
Cows, mares, ewes and sows
What species can pregnancy associated glycoprotein be used on?
Cows and ewes
What species can mammary development diagnosis be used on?
Cows, mares, ewes, sows
What species can rectal palpation be used on?
Cows and mares
What species can radiography be used on?
Ewes and sows
What species can ultrasound scanning be used on?
Cows, mares, ewes and sows
