Method for canine fertility detection
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1. A method for detecting the condition of fertility in a female canine comprising detecting the presence or absence of free or complexed metabolites of canine luteinizing hormone (LH) in the urine of the canine with the detection of said metabolites in the urine indicating the fertile period.
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The present invention describes methods and compositions for detecting the fertility of a canine female based on identification of certain characteristic cLH peptides and carrier proteins found in canine urine. More specifically free or complexed metabolites of luteinizing hormone (LH) are detected.
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- 1. A method for detecting the condition of fertility in a female canine comprising detecting the presence or absence of free or complexed metabolites of canine luteinizing hormone (LH) in the urine of the canine with the detection of said metabolites in the urine indicating the fertile period.
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