Table. 4.
Number of gestational sacs (GS) and abnormalities in pregnant eCG/pLH- and eCG/hCG-treated cats following AI.
Treatment | Total GS | Normal GS (normal fetuses)a | Abnormal GS | Total abnormal GS | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal fetusb | Abnormal fetusc | Without fetusd | ||||
eCG/pLH | ||||||
Female 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Female 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Female 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Female 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Female 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Total | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
eCG/hCG | ||||||
Female 2 | 11 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Female 4 | 9 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Female 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Female 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Female 12 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Female 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Total | 44 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
P-value | 0.05 | >0.05 | >0.05 | <0.1 | <0.05 | <0.05 |
GS containing normal placenta and normal fetus.
Abnormal placenta.
Three (of four) had abnormal placenta, and one (of four) had a normal placenta.
Four (of eight) had normal placenta, and four (of eight) did not have a placenta.