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 60thday 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 thinwalled,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. © 2015 pvj.