Title
Comparative study of abdominal ultrasonography in South American small feline in captivity
Other title
Estudio comparativo de la ultrasonografía abdominal en felinos menores sudamericanos en cautiverio
Date Issued
23 April 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Celeste R.Z.
Karina M.D.
Catalina H.G.
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The topography, morphology, ecotexture, echogenicity and architecture of the abdominal organs of four species of wild feline native to Peru were described through ultrasonography to generate ultrasound parameters in the smaller felines and obtain comparative measurements between these species. The felines were in a zoo in Lima, Peru: Two ocelots (Leopardus pardalis), two oncillas (L. tigrinus), three margay (L. wiedii) and four Pampas cats (L. colocolo). An Esaote ultrasound equipment, model MyLab One Vet with convex transducer SC3123 was used. The characteristics of the abdominal organs of the studied species were similar in location, shape, echogenicity and ecotexture to those previously described in margay and domestic cats. The dimensions of the organs presented a variation according to the size of each species; being largest in the ocelot, followed by the margay, the Pampas cat, and finally the oncilla.
Volume
32
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85105635637
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
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