Research Article
Validation of the Human Progesterone Assay Kit for Cattle as a Pregnancy Diagnosis Tool
Table 3
Overall result of progesterone concentration in the different samples and breeds of cows.
| | No | Progesterone concentration in PG (ng/ml) | Progesterone concentration in NPG (ng/ml) | (LSM ± SE) | Range | (LSM ± SE) | Range |
| Sample type | Plasma | 40 | 23.14 ± 1.18 | 11.6–38 | 0.56 ± 1.31 | 0.1–1.2 | Serum-I | 40 | 19.22 ± 1.18 | 9.6–37.5 | 0.46 ± 1.31 | 0.1–1.0 | Serum-II | 40 | 15.57 ± 1.18 | 5.2–30.25 | 0.43 ± 1.31 | 0.1–1.0 |
| Breed | Boran | 20 | 18.71 ± 0.98 | 12.7–34.1 | 0.53 ± 1.09 | 0.1–1.2 | Crossbred | 20 | 19.90 ± 0.98 | 11.6–38 | 0.30 ± 1.09 | 0.1–1.0 |
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LSM = least square mean; SE = standard error of the mean; No = Number of observation; PG = pregnant; NPG=Non-regnant.
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