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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of ultrasonography for visualization of teats in goats using different techniques. Thirty clinically healthy Bulgarian Dairy White goats, aged 3-7 years, weighing 45-60 kg were studied. They were between the first and third months of lactation and were reared under an identical production system. The ultrasonography of 60 teats was performed by means of diagnostic ultrasound Mindray DP-2200Vet (Mindray, China) and 5, 7.5 and 10 MHz probes. Each teat was scanned by the "direct contact", "stand o f f and "water bath" techniques. The possibility of visualization of teat orifice, teat canal, rosette of Furstenberg, teat wall, teat cistern and the boundary between teat and gland cisterns was investigated. The results were processed by statistical software (StatSoft, Microsoft Corp. 1984-2000 Inc.). The "direct contact" and "stand o f f techniques allowed the visualization of the proximal teat part, but the structures in the distal part of the teat were hardly visible (P<0.05). The probe frequency had a significant impact on the quality of images obtained by these two techniques, and the results were statistically significantly better (P<0.05) when a 10 MHz probe was used. The analysis of results established that the "water bath" technique provided the best imaging options (100%) for observation of teat structures in the goat. The utilization of 10 MHz probe gave a high-quality image and could be recommended for diagnostics of different physiological and pathological changes.

Keywords

• Goats, ultrasonography, teat

KEÇİLERDE DEĞİŞİK MEME BAŞI ULTRASONOGRAFİ TEKNİKLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışma, değişik metotlar kullanarak keçilerde meme başının ultrasonografik görüntülenme potansiyelinin ortaya konulması amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Yaşları 3-7 arasında, 45-60 kg ağırlığında 30 adet klinikman sağlıklı Bulgar Beyaz keçisi çalışma kapsamında değerlendirildi. Keçiler laktasyonun birinci ve üçüncü ayları arasındaydılar ve benzer üretim sistemleri altında yetiştirilmekteydiler. 60 meme başı ultrasonografisi Mindray DP-2200Vet (Mindray, Çin) cihazı ile ve 5, 7,5 ve 10 MHz propları kullanılarak uygulandı. Her meme başı 'direkt temas', 'su yastığı' ve 'su banyosu' teknikleri ile incelenmiştir. Çalışmada, meme başı deliği, meme başı kanalı, Furstenberg rozeti, meme başı duvarı, meme başı sisterni ve meme başı ile bez sisternleri arasındaki sınırlar incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar istatistiki yazılımlar (StatSoft, Microsoft Corp. 1984-2000 Inc.) kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. 'Direkt temas' ve 'su yastığı' teknikleri meme başının proksimal kısmının görüntülenmesini sağlamış, fakat meme başının distal bölgeleri zorlukla görüntülenebilmiştir (P < 0,05). Prob frekansının, bu iki teknik tarafından elde edilen görüntülerin kalitesi üzerine belirgin etkisi olduğu ve 10 MHz prob kullanıldığında sonuçların istatistiki olarak (P < 0,05) daha iyi olduğu belirlenmiştir. Keçide meme başı yapılarının en iyi görüntülenme (%100) tekniği 'su banyosu' ile elde edilmiştir. 10 MHz probun kullanılması yüksek kalitede görüntü elde edilmesini sağlamış olup, değişik fizyolojik ve patolojik değişimlerin teşhisi için önerilmektedir.

Keywords

• Keçi, ultrasonografi, meme başı

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