Pregnancy-associated glycoprotein profile in milk and its relationship with the circulating level during early pregnancy in goats

In conclusion, the PAG level in milk and peripheral circulation is affected by the day of gestation during early pregnancy and the optimal time to carry out first pregnancy diagnosis using milk or plasma based ELISA is on and after d 28 of gestation. The strong relationship and high agreement of milk PAG with its level in peripheral circulation supports that milk (both whole and skim milk) is a good alternative to plasma for early pregnancy diagnosis from d 28 to d 51 and can effectively be used as a marker of placental functions and fetal health in goats.

Source: Small Ruminant Research - February 27, 2019 Category: Zoology Source Type: research