A Comparison of Pregnancy Detection by Palpation and a Blood Test in Dairy Cattle
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20074609Keywords:
bovine pregnancy, artificial insemination, rectal palpation, ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, pregnancy-specific protein BAbstract
The purpose of this project was to compare the results of a blood test for bovine pregnancy with pregnancy detection by rectal palpation by veterinarians in dairy herds using artificial insemination. The blood test evaluated was a commercially-available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) which tests for pregnancy-specific protein B.