How early is it safe to preg check?

 With today’s ultrasound technology, pregnancies as early as 28 days can be seen on the monitor of the machine in the hands of a skilled operator (most vet clinics serving large animals may have one).      This is much earlier than safe times for a physical palpation (to avoid slipped membranes, vets prefer to wait 42 days).

If you follow a practice of early checks with ultrasound, the most economical way to fully confirm early pregnancies is to use a P Test strip from Emlabs.    Catch the urine stream under any cow bred 60+ days and you have a confirmation of status that is 99% accurate.     Should any cow have lost her pregnancy after the earlier (28- 42 day) ultrasound, the P Test will catch it.