Title
Ultrasound characterization of the abdominal organs of the margay (Leopardus wiedii) in captivity
Other title
Caracterización ultrasonográfica de los órganos abdominales del margay (Leopardus wiedii) en cautiverio
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The margay (Leopardus wiedii) has been considered in Appendix I of CITES since 1990, and in the IUCN red list. In Peru it is classified as a «species with insufficient data» within the categorization of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MINAGRI). The purpose of this study was to describe the morphology and topography of the abdominal organs of the margay in captivity. The work included the six specimens, five females and one male, raised in the Zoological Park of Huachipa, Lima, Peru. The animals were anesthetized to perform the ultrasound technique. A Pie Medical Falco, with a multifrequential transducer of 5-7.5 MHz was used. The topography, shape, ecotexture, margins and architecture of the liver, gallbladder, kidneys, stomach, spleen, urinary bladder and testicles were evaluated. It was concluded that the ultrasonographic characteristics found in the spleen, bladder, liver, stomach, gallbladder and testicles were similar in terms of echogenicity, margins and topography to that of some domestic carnivores such as the cat and the dog; the shape of the kidneys was elongate, recalling more the shape of domestic dogs, while the spleen and stomach presented slightly more elongated forms than those described in the domestic cat.
Start page
1009
End page
1017
Volume
30
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85073209379
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
1682-3419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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