The main pregnancy test method for dairy cows is rectal palpation performed around 40-45 days from last insemination. This is an invasive examination that disrupts the cow's routine, potentially affecting its well-being. We examined the effectiveness of a commercial kit for performing pregnancy...

A 7-year-old Japanese Black cow with anorexia was presented at a local veterinarian. As rectal palpation revealed an enlarged induration of the uterus, lymphoma was suspected, and the patient was introduced to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary...

Background: Diseases of the bovine digit and hoof remain major problems in dairy farming and the beef cow industry. Severe claudication accompanying swelling and pain at the lesion is often observed in deep digital sepsis, septic arthritis, severe sole ulcers, and chronic interdigital phlegmon. In...

Simple and accurate early pregnancy diagnosis is an important means to reduce open cows, improve female fecundity and improve farm economic benefits. Although traditional pregnancy diagnoses methods such as rectal palpation, B-ultrasound examination, and progesterone detection have provided...

The non-invasive nature of ultrasonography makes it an important clinical and research tool in bovine reproduction and obstetrics. Ultrasound techniques are becoming increasingly important in animal reproduction and obstetrics and these techniques are helpful in evaluation of various disease...

The current study was conducted on Sahiwal cows at Multan Dairy Farm, located on Khanewal Road, Multan with a sample size of 327 cows. Through prostaglandin analogue process the cows identified to possess luteal cyst were treated. The aim of this study was to assess the response of treatment of...

In the clinical procedure, corpus luteum identification in the ovary is important to determine the reproductive status of cows. There are two methods to determine corpus luteum in live cows, rectal palpation and ultrasound examination. However, real imaging cannot be obtained by these methods....

Normally calved 36 post-partum HF crossbred cows from first to seventh parity were selected from University Farm and divided randomly into 6 equal groups. In all treatment groups (T1 to T5), injections of methyl ergometrine maleate (Ergovet, 2 mg, i/m, OD) at 1/2 hr, 2nd and 3rd day post-partum...

One of the effective reproductive management programs in dairy cattle is the accurate detection of pregnancy. A total of 204 non-descriptive cows were examined for pregnancy before slaughter in Sulaimani abattoir. Examinations were done by rectal palpation and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay...

Early diagnosis of pregnancy in cattle is an important factor determining the profitability of breeding. It can shorten the intercalving period by accelerating the next insemination procedure or diagnosing the cause of infertility. Palpation of the reproductive system per rectum is a method used...