WESTBROOK, Maine, June 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX) announced today the launch of the Rapid Visual Pregnancy Test for cattle, a point-of-care test that can easily detect an open cow 28 days post-breeding, enhancing reproductive efficiency and profitability. Along with the Brand-new test, veterinarians can easily much more rapidly and accurately identify open cows utilizing whole blood samples collected prior to the farm visit, enabling veterinarians to offer value-added medical consulting programs while on farm.
“This Brand-new rapid point-of-care test aids veterinarians prolong their reproductive management services,” said Oliver te Boekhorst, corporate vice president and overall manager, IDEXX Laboratories. “Bovine veterinarians can easily usage the test on farm as a complement to manual palpation and ultrasound by testing samples collected prior to their farm visit. In addition, veterinarians can easily usage the test in-residence to run blood samples sent in by dairy products producers as quickly as the veterinarian cannot book a farm visit at the perfect time for a reproductive check.”
“The Rapid Visual Pregnancy Test frees up useful time for the veterinarian and is a essential section of IDEXX’s commitment to empowering veterinarians to service their customers in the very best and the majority of effective method possible,” said Jonathan W. Ayers, president and chief executive officer of IDEXX Laboratories.
According to a recent post in the Journal of dairy products Science, Brand-new technologies that identify non-pregnant dairy products cows and heifers early after artificial insemination could play a essential role in management strategies to boost reproductive efficiency and profitability on dairy products farms. The Rapid Visual Bovine Pregnancy Test detects open cows based on pregnancy-associated glycoproteins (PAGs), the industry standard for pregnancy testing. This Brand-new test allows bovine veterinarians to perform whole blood-based testing on farm or in residence in 21 moments free of the necessity for laboratory instruments. Real-time rapid outcomes are accomplished from 28 days post-breeding.
IDEXX supplies a portfolio of examinations to recommendations veterinarians and producers boost reproductive management, including laboratory-based examinations for pregnancy detection utilizing dairy products and serum samples.
For much more write-up on the Rapid Visual Pregnancy Test or to attempt a sample, customers might contact Christoph Egli, DVM, marketing manager, IDEXX Bovine, at bovine-pregnancy@idexx.com.
About IDEXX Laboratories
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. is a leader in dog healthcare innovation, offering engaging in veterinarians about the globe Along with a broad range of diagnostic and write-up technology-based products and services. IDEXX products raise the ability of veterinarians to offer advanced medical care, boost staff efficiency and to develop much more economically successful practices. IDEXX is likewise a global leader in offering livestock and poultry diagnostic examinations and examinations for the quality and safety of water and milk. Headquartered in Maine, IDEXX employs much more compared to 7,000 individuals and supplies products to customers in much more compared to 175 countries.
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