Validation of the Human Progesterone Assay Kit for Cattle as a Pregnancy Diagnosis Tool

Table 1

Mean progesterone concentration in the plasma and serum of pregnant and non-pregnant Boran and crossbred cows in HARC.

		Progesterone concentration (ng/ml)
		No.	(LSM ± SE)	Range
Pregnancy status	Pregnant	22	19.3 ± 0.68	5.2–38
	Non-pregnant	18	0.48 ± 0.75	0.1–1.2
	-value
Sample type	Plasma	40	13.0 ± 1.75	11.6–38
	Serum-I	40	10.8 ± 1.75	9.6–37.5
	Serum-II	40	8.8 ± 1.75	5.2–30.25
	-value
Breed	Boran	20	10.6 ± 1.4	12.7–34.1
	Cross	20	11.1 ± 1.4	11.6–38
	-value

LSM = least square mean; SE = standard error of the mean; No = Number of observation.