COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF PROGESTERONE ASSAY AND ULTRASONOGRAPHY FOR EARLY PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS IN BUFFALOES

Authors

  • H C NAKHASHl Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, . Veterinary College, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar- 385 506 (Gujarat.)
  • H C NAKHASHl Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, . Veterinary College, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University Sardarkrushinagar- 385 506 (Gujarat.)
  • B N SUTHAR
  • V K SHARMA
  • G M SIDDIQUEE
  • J B PATEL
  • F S KAVANI

Keywords:

Early pregnancy, Ultrasonography, P4 assay, Mehsana buffaloes

Abstract

The comparative efficacy of ultrasound scanning and plasma P 4 assay was studied to diagnose
early pregnancy in Mehsana buffaloes. The sensitivity and specificity for early pregnancy diagnosis
through ultrasound scanning on days 20, 25 and 30 of gestation were 75.0,66.7 and 1_00; 66.7, 100 and
100, respectively. Both negative and positive predicUve values improved as the pregnancy advanced
whereas, diagnostic accuracy was 100 per cent using ultrasonography against 86.2 per cent by P4
assay on 301h day post breeding. It was possible to visualize the embryonic vesicle and/or embryo
clearly in every animal that was found pregnant from day 30 onwards from breeding. The technique of
ultrasound scanning facilitated the diagnosis of all pregnant animals as early as on day 25 postservic.

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Published

2023-01-17

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2010): Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction

Section

Research Article

How to Cite

NAKHASHl, H.C., NAKHASHl, H.C., SUTHAR, B.N., SHARMA, V.K., SIDDIQUEE, G.M., PATEL, J.B., & KAVANI, F.S. (2023). COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF PROGESTERONE ASSAY AND ULTRASONOGRAPHY FOR EARLY PREGNANCY DIAGNOSIS IN BUFFALOES. The Indian Journal of Animal Reproduction, 31(1), 20–23. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/ijar/article/view/4520