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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Ovariectomy by left flank approach in prepubertal Nelore (Bos indicus) heifers

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Author(s):
Peiro, Juliana R. [1] ; Nogueira, Geison M. [2] ; Nogueira, Guilherme P. [3] ; Perri, Silvia H. V. [4] ; Cardoso, Daniel [5]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Sao Paulo State Univ Unesp. Dept Clin Surg & Anim Reprod
[2] Sao Paulo State Univ Unesp. Vet Teaching Hosp Luiz Quintiliano de Oliveira Re
[3] Sao Paulo State Univ Unesp. Dept Prod & Anim Hlth DAPSA
[4] Sao Paulo State Univ Unesp. Dept Prod & Anim Hlth DAPSA
[5] APTA. Sao Paulo
Total Affiliations: 5
Document type: Journal article
Source: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE RECHERCHE VETER; v. 73, n. 3, p. 237-240, JUL 2009.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

The main objective of this study was to evaluate a recumbent left flank approach to bilateral ovariectomy in prepubertal heifers and to develop an optimal surgical technique for this procedure. Both ovaries were removed from 6 Nelore heifers by left flank approach without any complications, except in I heifer, which was believed to have had only 1 ovary based on ultrasound and exploration during surgery, but was later found to have a remaining functional ovary. Ovariectomy via left flank approach in recumbent prepubertal heifers is feasible and technically easy. This procedure does not involve special instrumentation and, despite the invasive approach, it allows optimal visualization of the ovaries and uterus. (AU)