Evaluation of early diagnosis of pregnancy through the fabric of cytological vaginal epithelium sheep Santa Ines

Authors

  • Adelmo Ferreira de Santana
  • Lívia Paola Resende
  • Adriano Leão Silva Caetano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v5n33.1215

Keywords:

cytology, diagnosis of pregnancy, reproduction, goat (Ovis Aries)

Abstract

The study investigated the different characteristics of the vaginal epithelium of 40 goat from Santa Inês, who through the examination, would lead to the diagnosis of pregnant or not pregnant. Ewes were chosen randomly collected material for analysis with the aid of a swab in a row were prepared slides, the Papanicolaou stain was used. The pregnant animals showed a predominance of parabasal cells (58.93%), while non-pregnant animals showed a predominance of intermediate cells (72.83%).

Published

2015-09-16

Issue

Section

Reprodução animal

How to Cite

Evaluation of early diagnosis of pregnancy through the fabric of cytological vaginal epithelium sheep Santa Ines. (2015). Pubvet, 5(33). https://doi.org/10.22256/pubvet.v5n33.1215

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