four fat-tailed ewes from an indoor flock (n=40) were examined for recumbency and depressive nervoussigns. they were from a seemingly nonpregnant group of the flock that had been diagnosed bytransabdominal ultrasonography. the ration consisted of mainly wheat straw since their separation from thepregnant group. detection of pregnancy on abdominal palpation along with depressive nervous signs an...

thin ewes or very over-conditioned ewes and ewes carrying multiple pregnanciesare more likely to develop pregnancy toxemia (ketosis). pregnancy toxemia is a metabolic disorder characterized by hypoglycemia and hyperketonemia resulting from incapacity of the ewes to maintain adequate energy balance (usually in the last 5-6 weeks).available information about pregnancy toxemia focuses mainly on pa...

the present work was carried out to study the variation in biochemical properties of cervico-vaginal mucus of pregnant and non pregnant animals which could help to design suitable tool in future for early pregnancy diagnosis in buffaloes. cervico-vaginal mucus samples were obtained from 30 buffaloes (12 pregnant and 18 non pregnant) and some biochemical parameters were compared. means of ph, so...

although amniotic fluid embolism is a rare event, but it is a tragic event. this kind of embolism occurs in 1 per 20,000 to 30,000 births with 86% maternal mortality rate in the united states. amniotic fluid embolism is in charge of near 10-15% of all maternal deaths. this article reflects the experiences of a nurse midwife encountered with a maternal and neonatal death due to an amniotic fluid...

objective : this study investigated the effect of body mass index (bmi) on the success rate of ivf for couples with different causes of infertility. materials and methods : in a cross sectional descriptive- analytic study conducted simultaneously in mehr ivf center and vali-e-asr reproductive health research center, the success rate of ivf was examined in 396 consecutive women undergoing ivf cy...

Objective: Various practical methods have been used for pregnancy diagnosis in sheep. Methods of pregnancy diagnosis depending on visualization of the conceptus or determination of its secretory products in the maternal blood or in the milk are the most accurate and specific methods for pregnancy. In 1980, B-mode ultrasonography was introduced in the veterinary field and used for pregnancy diag...

objective: various practical methods have been used for pregnancy diagnosis in sheep. methods of pregnancy diagnosis depending on visualization of the conceptus or determination of its secretory products in the maternal blood or in the milk are the most accurate and specific methods for pregnancy. in 1980, b-mode ultrasonography was introduced in the veterinary field and used for pregnancy diag...