title: Evaluation of the Subhuman Primate Pregnancy Test Kit for the detection of early pregnancy in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic