Evaluation of the Subhuman Primate Pregnancy Test Kit for the detection of early pregnancy in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).
The performance of The Subhuman Primate Pregnancy Test Kit was evaluated for routine detection of early (days 19-21) pregnancy in the rhesus monkey. Out of 123 confirmed matings, 19 resulted in pregnancy. In the pregnant animals the kit had an accuracy of 73.7%. In the nonpregnant females the accuracy was higher, 88.5%. False positives were encountered in ovariectomized females as well as adult intact males.
D000818:Animals; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D008251:Macaca; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011258:Pregnancy Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / Q000662:veterinary*
D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic