Pregnancy check: confirming the breeding result
A pregnancy check confirms whether a mated female is pregnant, by rectal palpation or ultrasound. According to Clemson Extension, palpation can be accurate six to eight weeks after breeding, and ultrasound from about 28 days.
When do you record the result and check again?
Rectal palpation can be done accurately within six to eight weeks of breeding, and transrectal ultrasound can confirm pregnancy as early as 28 days. Most early embryo loss happens before day 60, and after that point pregnancy losses drop sharply. Write down the result with its date and method, and you will know whether an open female should be checked again before her expected calving date.
Questions from the farm
Is a pregnancy check the same as a mating record?
No. A mating record notes when the animal was served, while a pregnancy check shows whether that service worked. Keep them as separate entries.
How HerdMobile helps
Bring your animals, feed stocks and farm accounts together on your Android phone. HerdMobile keeps your daily work moving offline: record events, compare feed quantities and follow sales and payments in one place. Use your own feeds and herd information to prepare a ration, then keep a backup file under your control.
HerdMobile records the pregnancy check as a dated event in the animal's history, so you see the result right beside the mating and the expected calving date.
