1. Ask your veterinarian for more information
about the IDEXX Bovine Pregnancy
Test and how it can help you improve
reproductive performance.
Test With Confidence™
Pregnant or not?
Improve reproductive performance on your farm
Clarify pregnancy status with the
IDEXX Bovine Pregnancy Test
by identifying open animals early:
• Cows—28 days postinsemination
• Goats—28 days postinsemination
• Sheep—35 days postinsemination
• Buffalo—30 days postinsemination
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References
1. French PD, Nebel RL. The simulated economic cost of extended calving intervals in dairy
herds and comparison of reproductive management programs [Abstract]. J of Dairy Sci.
2003:86(suppl):54. Cited by: de Vries A, van Leeuwen J, Thatcher WW. Economics of
improved reproductive performance in dairy cattle [Publication AN156]. Gainesville, FL:
University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences; 2005.
2. Selk G. Preg check and cull replacement heifers early. Drovers Cattle Network. January 17,
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3. Data on file at IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, Maine USA.

2. Pregnant or not?
The IDEXX Bovine Pregnancy Test detects pregnancy
in cows, goats, sheep and buffalo early and accurately.
It is a convenient complement to routine palpation
and ultrasound examinations. By developing a testing
program to improve reproductive performance and
herd health, we can:
• Shorten your calving/kidding intervals by
identifying open animals as early as 28 days after
breeding and confirming pregnancies safely and
frequently. Also test trade animals and make sure
animals are pregnant before dry off.
• Maximize your milk production and revenue by
reducing the number of days open, estimated to cost
up to $5 per day.1
• Improve reproduction efficiency and reduce
your costs—an estimated $291 per head2
—by
identifying and removing subfertile cows from your
dairy herd early.
• Improve your overall herd health by testing
animals for Johne’s disease and bovine viral diarrhea
virus (BVDV) with the same sample.
The IDEXX Bovine Pregnancy Test:
• Detects pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAGs).
• Delivers ultrasound-like accuracy.
• Returns results in less than 2.5 hours after the
sample arrives in the laboratory.
Detection of early bovine PAG levels
by IDEXX ELISA3
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SampleOD-NegativeOD
Breeding
0 11228 14056 16884 196 224 25252 53280
Days Postbreeding-calving (Cow #72—serum)
Calving
Assay cutoff (0.30)
Species
Days
Postbreeding Sensitivity Specificity
Cow (serum/plasma) 28 99.3%/99.1% 93.8%/95.1%
Sheep (serum only) 35 98%* 100%*
Goat (serum only) 28 100%* 100%*
Buffalo (plasma only) 30 100%* 91.4%*
*Sensitivity and specificity based on population tested. More details are shown in the
IDEXX validation report.
Pregnancy status by species