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Whole Milk Progesterone Analysis used for Pregnancy Diagnosis in Beef Cattle
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 28, pages 249–250 (1987)
Abstract
In Finland the routinely used method to determine milk progesterone level is based on whole milk analysis (Progesterone RIA-kit for Veterinary Diagnostic use, Farmos Group ltd.). The method is standardised for milk samples which are taken from the udder just after the cow has been milked. This kind of aftermilk sample contains a high percentage of fat and–as progesterone is lipidofil–also large, sexual-cycle correlated, variability in milk progesterone.
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Rainio, V. Whole Milk Progesterone Analysis used for Pregnancy Diagnosis in Beef Cattle. Acta Vet Scand 28, 249–250 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548247
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548247