Diagnosis of Pseudopregnancy in a Beetal Goat Using Real-Time B-Mode
Ultrasonography
Muhammad Irfan-ur-Rehman Khan*, Aijaz Ali Channa
and Abdul Sattar
Department of Theriogenology, University of
Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore-54000, Pakistan *Corresponding author: Irfan.Khan@uvas.edu.pk
Abstract
A four-year old Beetal goat was presented for
early pregnancy diagnosis 30-days post-breeding. The goat was healthy and showed
distended abdomen. Two ultrasound examinations of the reproductive tract were
performed on 30th and 60th-day post-breeding, using 3.5
MHz convex and/or 7.5 MHz linear array transducers to diagnose pregnancy. On 30th
and 60th day post-breeding, uterus appeared thin-walled,
compartmentalized and filled with clear, anechoic fluid; without the presence of
any fetus or placentome. On 60th day post-breeding, transrectal
scanning (7.5 MHz) revealed two large (5-6 mm) and a small follicle (2-3 mm)
along with a corpus luteum (8 mm) on the right ovary. Based on the
characteristic ultrasound images of the uterus and ovary, pseudopregnancy was
diagnosed in the Beetal goat.