Diagnosis of Pseudopregnancy in a Beetal Goat Using Real-Time B-Mode Ultrasonography

A four-year old Beetal goat was presented for early pregnancy diagnosis 30-days post-breeding. The goat was healthy and showed distended abdomen. Two ultrasound examinations of the reproductive tract were performed on 30th and 60th-day post-breeding, using 3.5 MHz convex and/or 7.5 MHz linear array transducers to diagnose pregnancy. On 30th and 60th day post-breeding, uterus appeared thin-walled, compartmentalized and filled with clear, anechoic fluid; without the presence of any fetus or placentome. On 60th day post-breeding, transrectal scanning (7.5 MHz) revealed two large (5-6 mm) and a small follicle (2-3 mm) along with a corpus luteum (8 mm) on the right ovary. Based on the characteristic ultrasound images of the uterus and ovary, pseudopregnancy was diagnosed in the Beetal goat. (C) 2015 PVJ. All rights reserved