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Learn about the veterinary topic of Pregnancy Determination in Dogs and Cats. Find specific details on this topic and related topics from the Merck Vet Manual.
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- Periparturient Problems in Dogs and Cats
Pregnancy Diagnosis. The earliest reliable and definitive method is U/S detection of fetal heartbeats, typically visible by Day 25.
Pregnancy determination is recommended to maximize breeding efficiency. In beef herds, the breeding season (by natural service or AI) is ideally fixed at 60–70 days. This amount of time gives the average cow two or three services to conceive.
10 gru 2010 · In animals like cattle, buffaloes and mare’s recto genital palpation and trans-rectal ultrasonography continue to be the methods of choice for an accurate and early pregnancy diagnosis.
19 wrz 2023 · Abstract. Ultrasonography can be used for canine pregnancy diagnosis, determination of gestational age, assessing foetal maturation and readiness for birth, monitoring high-risk pregnancies, assessing foetal distress, evaluating bitches in dystocia and foetal gender determination.
The present review provides a deep insight about the methods of pregnancy diagnosis in different species of animals while assessing the usefulness of the modern technology and discusses the future prospects. Keywords: Pregnancy diagnosis, laboratory methods, immunological assays, chemical and biological.
Ultrasound is a very sensitive and specific imaging method to diagnose pregnancy if it is performed at least 30 days after breeding in the dog and at least 16 days after breeding in the cat.
