Pregnancy diagnosis in Local Iraqi ewes: A Comparative study

Abstract

Abstract This study was aimed to compare deferent methods of pregnancy diagnosis in local Iraqi ewes such as the level of progesterone and the ultrasonography and Compare it with laparotomy in order to know the accuracy of the methods of diagnosis. This study was conducted on private livestock farm in Heet city / Al-Anbar province far away about 180 km west of Baghdad. The number of animals were included in this study was 20 ewes of local Iraqi breed, Aged between 2-4years with a body weight between 40-50 Kg. The animals were oestrus Synchronized program. Blood samples were collected from jugular vein at 18 and 20 days of insemination, in order to measure the level of progesterone as first methods. Pregnancy was diagnosed with ultrasonography (second method) and third method for diagnosis through the laparotomy via left flank incision which is the judgment between the two methods. The result showed that the accuracy of pregnancy diagnosis method via level of progesterone, ultrasonography and the laparotomy were 88.5%, 92% and 100% respectively. There was a significant difference between the laparotomy method as Compared with ultrasonography and the progesterone level. It was concluded that the proper method of pregnancy diagnosis in ewes was the ultrasonography with allow risk.