Accuracy of ultrasonography and pregnancy-associated glycoprotein test for pregnancy diagnosis in buffaloes

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1150-1155

  Karen, A ^a   Darwish, S ^b   Ramoun, A ^a   Tawfeek, K ^b   Van Hanh, N ^c   de Sousa, N M ^c   Sulon, J ^c   Szenci, O ^d   Beckers, J F ^c  

^a Kafrelsheikh University   (Egypt)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^d Faculty of Veterinary Science   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Buffalo; PAG; Pregnancy diagnosis; Transrectal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ASPARTIC PROTEINASE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BUFFALO; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; BUFFALOES; FEMALE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY TESTS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS;

EID: 34848864522     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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