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Ultrasound-guided fetometry in Egyptian sheep and she-goats

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Theriogenology

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to buildup equation (s) for an intra-uterine fetal aging in Egyptian local sheep and she-goats breed using ultrasound. This study was carried out on a total number of 110 Baladi sheep and 74 she-goats under the field condition of Qalyubia governorate, Egypt. Ultrasound examination was conducted through trans-rectal and/or trans-abdominal routes. Throughout the gestation cycle between Day 26 and 112, Crown rump length (CRL) and biparietal diameter (BPD) were measured at least three times per test for each animal for accurate judgment. The correlation coefficient (R2) of BPD was higher than CRL in sheep and she-goats (0.9601 and 0.9598 vs. 0.898 and 0.903, respectively) at 39 to 112 days. Statistical analysis showed that no differences (P=0.258) between the BPD slopes represent ovine and caprine fetal growth rate. In conclusion, the use of ultrasound estimation in fetal biometry is useful to estimate the gestational age in sheep and she-goats with particular focus on BPD at all stages of pregnancy after breeding beyond Day 39.

DOI

10.21608/bvmj.2021.58131.1330

Keywords

She-goats, fetal growth, Fetometry, Pregnancy, Sheep Ultrasound

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Gouda

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Theriogenology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University

Email

ahmed_hassan1010@yahoo.com

City

Qalyubia

Orcid

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First Name

Mohsen

Last Name

Aggag

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Theriogenology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University

Email

mohsan.aggag@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

City

Toukh

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Kandiel

MiddleName

M. M.

Affiliation

Theriogenology Department, Fac. Vet. Med., Benha University, Egypt

Email

mohamed.kandil@fvtm.bu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-5112-5768

Volume

40

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

23215

Issue Date

2021-03-01

Receive Date

2021-01-14

Publish Date

2021-03-01

Page Start

114

Page End

118

Print ISSN

1110-6581

Online ISSN

2974-4806

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_175804.html

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https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=175804

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Original Article

Type Code

812

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Benha Veterinary Medical Journal

Publication Link

https://bvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Ultrasound-guided fetometry in Egyptian sheep and she-goats

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Created At

22 Jan 2023