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Table 2 Performance comparison between combined and separate electrical (ECG) and audio (PCG) foetus sensing for pregnancy detection

From: Pregnancy detection and monitoring in cattle via combined foetus electrocardiogram and phonocardiogram signal processing

Recording

Sensitivity

Specificity

ECG only (no rejections)

85.2%

70.1%

PCG only ≥ 20 weeks

87.7%

73.2%

ECG and PCG combined (19% rejected)

87.6%

74.6%