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Evaluation of early conception factor lateral flow test to determine nonpregnancy in dairy cattle.

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: The early conception factor (ECF) lateral flow test was evaluated for its ability to accurately determine nonpregnant status in dairy cattle. Results of 2 field trials involving 191 cows and 832 tests indicated the probability that a cow can be correctly diagnosed as nonpregnant by using the ECF test is only about 50%. Agreement of test results between milk and serum obtained from the same cow was 57.5%. The ECF test was not consistent in identifying nonpregnancy when the same cows were tested repeatedly over a period of 4 weeks. We conclude that the ECF lateral flow test does not accurately identify nonpregnancy in dairy cattle.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: Divakar J Ambrose, Brian Radke, Phyllis A Pitney, Laksiri A Goonewardene

Language: English

Topic: Reproductive Physiology in Livestock

Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W29576977

FWCI: 1.039

Cites: 85

Cited by: 13

Related to: 10