Comparison of accuracy of transabdominal ultrasonography, progesterone and pregnancy-associated glycoproteins tests for discrimination between single and multiple pregnancy in sheep

Theriogenology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 314-322

  Karen, Aly ^a   Amiri, Bouchra El ^b   Beckers, Jean Francios ^b   Sulon, Jose ^b   Taverne, Marcel A M ^c   Szenci, Ottó ^d  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Laboratory of Parasitology   (Belgium)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Litter size; Ovine pregnancy associated glycoprotein; Progesterone; Sheep; Transabdominal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; TIME;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLYCOPROTEINS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY TESTS; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33745217180     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2005.11.017     Document Type: Article

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