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Pregnancy diagnosis using bovine pregnancy-associated glycoprotein in purebred beef heifers mated at a first or second synchronised oestrus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

K.D. Sinclair ,
P.J. Broadbent ,
F.E. Gebbie ,
D.F. Dolman  and
J-F. Beckers
K.D. Sinclair
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB9 1UD, UK
P.J. Broadbent
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB9 1UD, UK
F.E. Gebbie
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB9 1UD, UK
D.F. Dolman
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB9 1UD, UK
J-F. Beckers
Affiliation:
University of Liege, Bd de Colonster, No. 20, B41871, B4000, Sart Tilman, Belgium
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The isolation of bovine pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (bPAG) from foetal cotyledons (Zoli, Beckers, Closset, Wouters-Ballman, Falmagne and Ectors, 1991) and the subsequent development of a radioimmunoassay for the detection of bPAG in the peripheral circulation of cows (Zoli, Guilbault, Delahaut, Ortiz and Beckers, 1992) could provide a simple and rapid means of accurately diagnosing pregnancy early in gestation. This study reports on the efficacy of using plasma bPAG concentrations as a means of pregnancy diagnosis in purebred beef heifers mated at a first or second synchronised oestrus compared to failure to return to oestrus and transrectal ultrasonography.

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Ruminant Reproduction
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 1995 , March 1995 , pp. 139
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 1995

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Zoli, A.P., Beckers, J.F., Wouters-Ballman, P., Closset, J., Falmagne, P. and Ectors, F., (1991) Purification and characterisation of a bovine pregnancy-associated glycoprotein. Biology of Reproduction, 45: 1–10.10.1095/biolreprod45.1.1CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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