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Benefits of early pregnancy diagnosis via blood tests

Research has looked at the potential benefits of blood testing to detect early pregnancy in dairy cows

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Benefits of early pregnancy diagnosis via blood tests

Early pregnancy diagnosis in cattle using blood sampling is not conducted in the UK. Yet, in North America, it is a popular tool used to identify early on any cows that are not in calf. Pregnancy-specific...

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