Doppler and B-mode ultrasonography of the mammary gland in goats for complementary...
| Grant number: | 12/09820-8 |
| Support type: | Regular Research Grants |
| Duration: | January 01, 2013 - December 31, 2014 |
| Field of knowledge: | Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine |
| Principal Investigator: | Wilter Ricardo Russiano Vicente |
| Grantee: | Wilter Ricardo Russiano Vicente |
| Home Institution: | Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Jaboticabal. Jaboticabal , SP, Brazil |
| Assoc. researchers: | Marcus Antônio Rossi Feliciano |
Abstract
The diagnosis of mastitis is essential for the efficient control of mastitis infection in farm animals, thus the aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of B-mode ultrasonography for the diagnosis of the disease, allowing early treatment of animals. Will be used Saanen goats of reproductive age (2-5 years), divided into three groups: healthy animals (GS, n = 10), animals with asymptomatic mastitis (GA, n = 10) and goats with clinical mastitis (GC, n = 10). The animals will be subjected to specific examination of the udder. The milk will be subjected to microbiological analysis, CMT and screened mug test. Through the B-mode and Triplex Doppler will assess the sonographic features of the mammary tissue of animals and vascular indices will be determined. The data are expressed as means ± standard deviations, and subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and linear regression for correlation between the sonographic findings, clinical and microbiological data. (AU)