کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2097567 1082282 2014 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Surgical castration of the male common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم دامی و جانورشناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Surgical castration of the male common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
چکیده انگلیسی

In a prospective, clinical, surgery study we report here for the first time, in detail, on the surgical castration of 10 captive adult male common hippopotami (Hippopotamus amphibius). The successful procedures, a species-specific modification of standard equine castration techniques, provide valuable insight into the spatially dynamic nature of the common hippopotamus testis. The use of ultrasonography to locate the testis before and during the procedures and species-specific positioning during surgery greatly facilitated this distinctive procedure. Additionally, this surgical method provides an important additional tool for captive management of the common hippopotamus. Castration of individual males not only facilitates population control but can potentially also be employed to limit intermale aggression.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Theriogenology - Volume 81, Issue 3, February 2014, Pages 514–518
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