Echocardiographic values of pregnant and non-pregnant, lactating and dry dairy water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis L.)

Date

6-2016

Degree

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

College

College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Jesalyn L Constante

Co-adviser

Jezie A. Acorda

Abstract

The increasing demands in the Philippine dairy industry encouraged local water buffalo farmers to pay more attention to the productive, reproductive and also health performance of these animals. Echocardiographic examination in this study was used to assess the cardiac functions of water buffaloes to check if status of lactation and pregnancy would affect the condition of the heart. Forty-three purebred and crossbred Bulgarian Murrah crossed with Philippine native carabao were utilized in the study to determine the echocardiographic values. The animals were grouped by pregnancy status (26 pregnant, 17 non-pregnant) and lactation status (17 lactating, 26 dry). Examination of the heart was done on the right thorax over the 3rd to 5th intercostal spaces using an ultrasound machine equipped with 3.5-MHz frequency convex-array scanner. Results showed no significant differences between echocardiographic values of pregnant and non-pregnant dairy water buffaloes, except for the interventricular septum at diastole. Also, no significant differences between the values obtained from lactating and dry diary water buffaloes were observed. The echocardiographic values obtained in this study may be used as reference for determining cardiac disorders in dairy water buffaloes at different stages of reproduction and lactation.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2016 V4 O78

Document Type

Thesis

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