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2.
Clean the abdomen skin if there is mud to ensure a clear display of the abdominal pelvic
structure.
3.
Measure the length of USD.
4.
Confrim the distance value as per distance measurement methods and the corresponding data
display behind “G·A”.
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CAT-HD
：
Calculate the gestation age according to cat HD
Head diameter refers to the maximum inner skull diameter from the side of abdomen to back. This
value can be acquired within 8 month pregnancy.
The HDmeasurement is given below:
Cat HD measurement
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CAT-BD
：
Calculate the gestation age according to cat BD
After fetal head formed, binary top diameter measurement becomes a routine in ultrasonic
examination.The measuring method is:
1.
Fetal head axial plane scanning, look for BPD measuring standard plane from top to bottom.
2.
According to distance measurement method to measure distance of selected parameters, the
corresponding gestation age data will automatically show behind " G·A".
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DOG-GSD: Calculate the gestation age according to dog gestation saccus diameter
The method is the same as that of equine.
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DOG-CRL: Calculate the gestation age according to dog CRL
The method is the same as that of cow.
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DOG-HD: Calculate the gestation age according to dog HD
The method is the same as that of cat.
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DOG-BD: Calculate the gestation age according to BD
