Fetal sexing in small ruminants through visualization of the genital tubercle
SUMMARY The objective of this study was to verify the accuracy of sexing and fetal number estimation in small ruminants by ultrasonographic examination. Fifty fetuses from 36 sheep and 23 fetuses from 11 goats were evaluated. In the case of sheep, twenty-four, ten, and two pregnancy were single, dou...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Revista brasileira de saúde e produção animal 2018-10, Vol.19 (4), p.360-370 |
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Zusammenfassung: | SUMMARY The objective of this study was to verify the accuracy of sexing and fetal number estimation in small ruminants by ultrasonographic examination. Fifty fetuses from 36 sheep and 23 fetuses from 11 goats were evaluated. In the case of sheep, twenty-four, ten, and two pregnancy were single, double, and triple, respectively. Regarding the goats, three, five, two, and one simple pregnancy were single, double, triple, and quadruple, respectively. The evaluations were performed on days 55 and 65 of gestation, by means of transrectal ultrasonographic examination, using a dual-frequency linear transducer, (6.0 and 8.0 MHz). Fetal sex was diagnosed by the location of the genital tubercle or visualization of external genitalia. The accuracy of fetal sexing was evaluated using the Chi-square test (X2) considering a 5% significance level. The gestational period interfered in the accuracy of fetal sexing in both species (P 0.05). Thus, B-mode ultrasonography is an efficient method to perform an early diagnosis of fetal sex and to determine the number of fetuses in the studied small ruminants on day 65 of gestation. In addition, the accuracy of fetal sexing is not influenced by the type of pregnancy or fetal sex.
RESUMO O objetivo com este estudo foi verificar a acurácia da sexagem e da estimativa do número fetal em pequenos ruminantes por meio de exame ultrassonográfico. Foram avaliados 50 fetos de 36 ovelhas e 23 fetos de 11 cabras. No caso das ovelhas, 24, 10 e duas gestações foram simples, duplas e triplas, respectivamente. Enquanto nas cabras, três, cinco, duas e uma gestação foram simples, duplas, triplas e quádrupla, respectivamente. As avaliações foram realizadas aos 55 e 65 dias de gestação, por meio de exame ultrassonográfico transretal, utilizando-se um transdutor linear de dupla frequência (6,0 e 8,0 MHz). O sexo fetal foi diagnosticado pela localização do tubérculo genital ou visibilização da genitália externa. A acurácia da sexagem fetal foi avaliada por meio do teste Qui-quadrado (X2) considerando 5% de significância. O período gestacional interferiu (P |
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ISSN: | 1519-9940 1519-9940 |
DOI: | 10.1590/s1519-99402018000400001 |