Method Pregnancy Examination With Rectal Palpation

Pregnancy examinations aimed to determine the age of pregnancy and one way to avoid losses because too long breeder cow is not pregnant. Gestation in cattle inspection can be done by using Palpation Per Rectal in the following manner ;

How to Method Pregnancy Examination With Palpation Perektal ?

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Pregnancy Examinations

The left hand is used for the examination must be clean, nails should be cut.
Left hand washing with soap / Vaseline, put your left hand on the cow's rectum and clean the cow feces in the rectum.
Put your left hand on the cow's uterus, feel the changes and check the uterine artery in the cow.
Watch for signs of pregnancy as follows:

1. Cows that were pregnant 70 days (2.5 months).

a) A pregnant uterine horn 2 times greater than normal.
b) The uterus is flaccid
c) horn of the uterus filled with fluid
d) Two of the fetal membranes could be felt

2. Cows that were pregnant 90 days (3 months)

a) The uterus is located near the front of the pelvis, but there are likely attracted back into the pelvis.
b) The size of the uterus together with the size of a soccer ball.
c) The uterus is filled with fluid.
d) The blood vessels of the uterus is slightly larger section is pregnant.

3. A pregnant cow 120 days (4 months)

a) The position of the uterus is starting to fall into the abdominal cavity elementary.
    Usually the entire uterus was palpable, but not be attracted back into the pelvic space.
b) The uterus is filled with fluid.
c) Cotyledous felt.
d) larger uterine blood vessels of pregnant section. There pulsus "Fremitus".

4. A pregnant cow 180 days (6 months)

a) was distended uterus, the cervix is ​​interested in the future.
b) Cotyledous felt.
c) Vessels larger section of the uterus is pregnant. There pulsus "Fremitus" clear.
d) Sometimes the fetus can be palpated.

5. A pregnant cow 240 days (8 months) 

a) was distended uterus, the cervix is ​​interested in the future.
b) The fetus can be palpated, the fetus in the pelvis.
c) Cotyledous felt.

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