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
Recommended Citation
Ortega, Althea Gabrielle G., "Echocardiographic values of pregnant and non-pregnant, lactating and dry dairy water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis L.)" (2016). Undergraduate Theses. 4647.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/4647
Document Type
Thesis