VGO-0080
QUESTION
The most appropriate, easy and economic method of pregnancy diagnosis in bovines is?
OPTIONS
(A) Ultrasonography
(B) Abdominal ballottement
(C) Rectal examination
(D) Progesterone assay
ANSWER
(C) Rectal examination
EXPLANATION
Rectal examination is a practical and economical method of pregnancy diagnosis in cattle and buffaloes when performed by an experienced examiner at an appropriate stage. It allows assessment of characteristic uterine and fetal signs without laboratory testing or imaging equipment. Ultrasonography provides additional information but requires equipment, abdominal ballottement is mainly useful later, and progesterone assays cannot by themselves reliably distinguish pregnancy from every other luteal state.
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