Bovine Pregnancy

Pregnancy drives performance for dairy and beef operations. Improved pregnancy rates mean greater profitability. Two factors greatly influence this performance: the timing of pregnancy detection and overall herd health.

• Identifying open cows early and accurately after breeding and calving results in shorter calving intervals. In turn, shorter calving intervals mean increased milk production, a more uniform crop of calves, as well as more efficient rebreeding and the early identification and removal of subfertile cows.
• Overall good health is the best indicator of optimal reproductive performance. Cows that are compromised by diseases such as BVDV and Johne’s have lower pregnancy rates and increased abortion rates. That’s why assessing and maintaining herd health is critical to reproductive efficiency.

The IDEXX Bovine Pregnancy Test detects pregnancy associated glycoproteins (PAGs) in serum or EDTA plasma as early as 28 days after breeding with no interference from a previous pregnancy as early as 60 days after calving. It’s an early, accurate and convenient complement to routine palpation and ultrasound exams, allowing veterinarians and diagnostic laboratories to help producers identify open cows earlier, confirm pregnancies more frequently, and optimize reproductive performance.