Cow & Buffalo (Livestock) Tests Cow Buffalo

Pregnancy Diagnosis for Cow & Buffalo (Progesterone / PSPB)

The pregnancy test checks a cow's or buffalo's blood serum for progesterone or PSPB, which may indicate whether she is pregnant. The lab confirms the method when you book.

Sample: Serum
Quantity: 3 mL
Report: Confirmed when you book
Collection: Free in Bhopal

What this test checks

Progesterone, a hormone that stays high during pregnancy
PSPB (pregnancy-specific protein B), a protein made by the placenta
Whether the result fits a pregnant or a non-pregnant animal at the time of testing

Benefits of this test

Needs only a blood sample, taken by a vet or trained person.
Can show early whether breeding or AI may have worked.
Can help find animals that are not pregnant, so breeding can be planned again.
Useful when heat signs are weak or hard to see, which is common in buffaloes.
Helps you plan feed, the dry period and calving with your vet.

Often discussed at these ages:Adult Cow Adult Buffalo

When your vet may advise it

About three to four weeks after breeding or AI, to check if it worked.
The animal has not come back in heat, and you want to be sure.
Heat signs are weak or hard to see, so you are unsure.
A cow or buffalo has not conceived after several breedings or AI.
You are planning feed, the dry period or other decisions that depend on pregnancy.
Your vet wants to check many animals in a herd or breeding plan.

About this test

This blood test helps show whether a cow or buffalo is pregnant after natural breeding or AI (artificial insemination). It uses the serum, the clear part of the blood, so only a blood sample is needed. The lab confirms whether it uses a progesterone test, a PSPB test or both when you book.

Progesterone is a hormone that stays high during pregnancy and falls again if the animal is not pregnant. PSPB (pregnancy-specific protein B) is a protein made by the placenta, the organ that feeds the calf. These tests are commonly used to check pregnancy from about three to four weeks after breeding.

The result should be read with the breeding date, heat signs and your vet's examination. Your vet can also repeat the check later or confirm pregnancy by examining the animal.

How to prepare

A vet or trained person collects the blood, and the lab uses the serum; please note the breeding or AI date and the last calving date. Free sample collection is available anywhere in Bhopal. From other districts of Madhya Pradesh, send the serum, kept cool, by courier or bus parcel, or through your local vet or clinic, after calling or WhatsApp +91 88175 01118.

Reading the result

The result may indicate that the animal is pregnant or not pregnant at the time of testing, and it is read with the breeding date, heat signs and your vet's examination. Your vet decides the next step, including a repeat check if needed.

Questions about Pregnancy test

How soon after breeding can a blood test show pregnancy?

Depending on the method, a blood test can give a result from about three to four weeks after breeding or AI. The lab confirms whether it uses progesterone or PSPB, and the right day to test, when you book. Your vet can also advise on timing.

What is the difference between progesterone and PSPB?

Progesterone is a hormone, while PSPB is a protein made by the placenta. A low progesterone level can show that an animal is not pregnant, and a high level may fit pregnancy. PSPB is used to show pregnancy. The lab confirms which one it uses.

Why does the lab need the breeding date?

The dates help your vet read the result correctly. Progesterone changes with the heat cycle, and PSPB can stay in the blood for weeks after calving. Please share the breeding or AI date and the last calving date with the lab when you book.

If the result says pregnant, can the pregnancy still be lost?

Yes. A pregnant result shows what the blood looked like on the day of testing, and a pregnancy can still be lost later. Your vet may advise a repeat check or an examination later in pregnancy. Tell your vet about any discharge or bleeding.

Before you book this test

Why this notice: so you know, before you book, how a test is done, what its limits are and who is responsible.

Where it is tested. Some tests are done wholly or partly by an independent partner laboratory. The lab tells you before booking if this test is sent out, and the report names the laboratory that did it.
What a result can and cannot tell you. No test is right every time. A normal result does not rule out every disease, and an abnormal result does not prove one. A registered veterinarian should read the report with the animal’s signs and history before any treatment is started, changed or stopped.
The sample. A sample that is clotted, too small, wrongly labelled, leaking or too old may be rejected or reported with a note, and the lab may ask for a fresh one.
Reporting time. Confirmed when you book. Times are estimates, not guarantees, and the lab confirms the time when you book.
Emergencies. A booking or a pending report must not delay urgent care. If an animal has collapsed, struggles to breathe, has fits or bleeds heavily, call a veterinarian at once.

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