Accuracy of Repeated Pregnancy Diagnoses with a Battery-Operated Portable Ultrasonic Scanner in Dairy cattle

Authors

  • Otto Szenci University of Jozsef nandor, The Faculty of Veterinary Science, Clinic for Veterinary Obstetrics and Reproduction, P.O.Box 2, H-1400 Budapest, Hungary
  • Andras Piros University of Jozsef nandor, The Faculty of Veterinary Science, Clinic for Veterinary Obstetrics and Reproduction, P.O.Box 2, H-1400 Budapest, Hungary
  • Laszlo Kovács University of Jozsef nandor, The Faculty of Veterinary Science, Clinic for Veterinary Obstetrics and Reproduction, P.O.Box 2, H-1400 Budapest, Hungary

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19926496

Keywords:

early pregnancy diagnosis, B-mode ultrasonography, ultrasound, field conditions, transrectal scanning

Abstract

One of the most suitable techniques for early pregnancy diagnosis on the farm is the B-mode ultrasonography. There are only a limited number of reports dealing with the examination of the same animals at different intervals after breeding1-4.Except for two studies2,3, the accuracy of their pregnancy diagnoses was not reported.

The present study was designed to determine the accuracy of repeated transrectal ultrasound scanning of the uterus, under field conditions, with a battery-operated, portable ultrasonic scanner.

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Cover image of the Second Volume of the 25th Conference Proceedings: An earl-morning photo of farmland. A small farm is nestled among rolling hills, fields stretching across a curving road that disappears between dark green trees. The barn is a cheery red color with a tin roof. Beneath the photo is the a statement of the conference's theme in white italics: Challenges of the Bovine Industry in the Twenty-First Century. Deep red background.

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Published

1992-08-31

Issue

1992: Volume 2

Section

Theriogenology I