Re: [AlpacaTalk] Progestrone for pregnancy testing

 

We used to progesterone test. I can think of two girls in particular, same year, and same vet visit actually, that were both false positives. One results was very high, and the other was a borderline value. Neither girl turned out to be pregnant.

We have had a few girls in the past who have submitted to males whether they were pregnant or not, but the rest of them will spit like crazy, or at least run like their life was on the line, if they are pregnant during behavior testing. Occasionally, we will have a female who will spit when she's NOT pregnant, but those are the ones who are either not at the receptive phase of the follicle wave, or will have some other issue like retained CL or some other problem.

Around these parts, I understand progesterone is as expensive as ultrasounding, so for the girls who don't spit test reliably, we'd probably do U/S over progesterone, for example for a paid breeding or a girl who was sold.

Heather

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On Mar 29, 2010, at 6:54 AM, chrystella.volk wrote:

Has anyone ever used progestrone to test for pregnancy? How reliable is it?

Any information on this method would be greatly appreicated.

Chrys Volk
Suri-nity Meadows Alpaca Farm
Ruggles, OH 44851

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Progestrone for pregnancy testing

 

hi - i had the vet in - paid a huge fee for progesterone testing and three of the girls the lab told me were pregnant, weren't.

I don't do that anymore.

 

my girls are really funny - one will spit off the male over the fence - another one won't go in the catch pen (where we breed them) - they all have their ways of telling me what's going on - im getting to know them well enough to know their signs.

 

i only have one "party girl".  If there's any breeding going on anytime, lily wants in on it - we have had to lift her up bodily from a cushed position against the gate, and carry her away so we can open the gate to let the breeding female back in the pasture.

 

Wendy

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Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] Progestrone for pregnancy testing

 

Chrys,

we have on occasion used them and know some ranches that use them successfully.  No more successfully than spit testing though which will give you the same data.

Blue Skies

Jennifer Powers

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On Mar 29, 2010, at 6:54 AM, chrystella.volk wrote:

Has anyone ever used progestrone to test for pregnancy? How reliable is it?

Any information on this method would be greatly appreicated.

Chrys Volk
Suri-nity Meadows Alpaca Farm
Ruggles, OH 44851

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] probiotic

 

Has anyone used this product - Master Blaster Probiotic?  If so, on crias or adults?

 

http://store.useful-items.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=UI&Product_Code=087MB&Category_Code=PROBIO

 

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Progestrone for pregnancy testing

 

In a message dated 3/29/2010 9:11:11 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, jpowers@bentstarproject.org writes:

Has anyone ever used progestrone to test for pregnancy? How reliable is it?

We draw progesterone tests for pregnancy, usually at the time of shearing.  They have been 100% accurate for us, where the spit test is not.  I have noticed that a lot of females will always let males breed them, pregnant or not, which runs a risk of slipping a fetus or infecting the female, so I stopped using spit tests anymore, it is just too risky.

 

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] Progestrone for pregnancy testing

 

Chrys,

we have on occasion used them and know some ranches that use them successfully.  No more successfully than spit testing though which will give you the same data.

Blue Skies

Jennifer Powers

Aero Ranch Suri Alpacas

www.aeroranch.com 

On Mar 29, 2010, at 6:54 AM, chrystella.volk wrote:

Has anyone ever used progestrone to test for pregnancy? How reliable is it?

Any information on this method would be greatly appreicated.

Chrys Volk
Suri-nity Meadows Alpaca Farm
Ruggles, OH 44851

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] bottle baby kids - Carolyn

 

Hi,.......me Carolyn or another?     I've seen the posts on this topic on AlpacaTalk.     I early on used diluted goat milk, but have since found that ordinary Vit. D milk with added whipping cream works great and is readily available.   Have fed several over the years using this.   They seem to like it and do well, growing well and maintaining healthy beans. 

 

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[AlpacaTalk] bottle baby kids - Carolyn

 

Interestingly there has been an extensive discussion over on the Working
LGD list about using/not using various Replacers with bottle baby
kids. Carolyn, if you would like I can send you the collection of
suggestions - the entire conversation all week-end has been on this
subject. Most informative and thorough; I have saved for referring to
when I finally get my dairy goats.
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[AlpacaTalk] Progestrone for pregnancy testing

 

Has anyone ever used progestrone to test for pregnancy? How reliable is it?

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Suri-nity Meadows Alpaca Farm
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