Improving truffle orchard floor management
Expanding production has positioned Australia as the world’s fourth-largest truffle producer, after France, Italy and Spain. In 2022, favourable growing conditions meant the country produced...
66 pages
Published: 29 Sep 2020
Author(s): Andrew Padula, Margie Bale
ISBN: 978-1-76053-124-9
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This project describes the development and validation of a simple blood test for pregnancy detection in camels that can be performed safely, efficiently, and reliably at the point of capture. A simple method for obtaining blood from the jugular or facial vein of a camel and then analysing the serum or plasma for progesterone levels using a portable immunoassay analyser (miniVIDAS®) is described. This method both improves handler safety and the accuracy of pregnancy detection in camels.