Examination of Pregnant Cows

Examination of pregnant cows is a very important. If we do not perform pregnancy examinations then we will not know the success rate of artificial insemination that we did it. In addition we also do not know when the cow is giving birth. Other disadvantage is that we known't whether the cow is probably barren or reproductive abnormalities.

Examination of Gestation in cattle can be done in various ways: by means of ultrasound, urine tests, and palpation examination per rectal. For rectal palpation should be performed by trained personnel, since it takes a sensitive hand. But it can all be done with practice.

ANIMAL SIGNS Pregnant

1. No lust back again on the next cycle (non-return = NR)
2. Cows became calmer temperament,
3. There is an increase in body condition and hair becomes finer.
4. Progressive mammary gland development which, in heifers
5. from 2 months of pregnancy, the adult cattle in the week last pregnancy
6. Magnification of the right abdomen progressively,
7. Weight Gain
8. Other changes.

Gestation Examination Procedures

1. Consider the safety of themselves, should restrain strong, until it is completely safe
2. Consider the safety of the animals, treat with caution
3. Use your left hand, gloved hand until long shoulder joints
4. Implementation should be carefully palpated, thorough and careful
5. Use your hands with soap lubrication which do not irritant
6. Check for changes in the cornua uteri, should not be forced if there is emphasis rectum
7. Do not give a definite diagnosis is only with look outward symptoms, unless Pregnant already quite large and very obvious outward symptoms.

Preparation Examination Per Rectum

1. Restrain the animal is very important to reduce the risk of both the operator as well as in animals.
2. Cage clamp very helpful examination of pregnancy
3. Often there is no cage clamp, so that the necessary treatment restrain the rope
4. Keep in mind the danger kick by cattle.
5. Examination per rectum try using your left hand
6. Finger nails should have been cut short.
7. Try to wear long gloves of plastic Lubricate hands with soap
8. Examination per rectum
9. Hand-me-lubricated inserted into the rectum in state contract through spinkter ani, came into the rectum elbow room
10. Remove feces from the rectum to clean, avoid roughly rectal manipulation to prevent bleeding
11. Examination performed when the rectum in a state full relaxation, if the contractions stopped manipulation, wait until there is a relaxation of the rectum.
12. Examination per rectum begins with
13. examination of the cervix, then proceed to front of the cornua uteri.
14. In animals that were pregnant until 35 days place a small difference between the two cornua uteri where one of the greater cornua compared to others who cornua