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Ovariectomy in Mouflons in Field Condition: Comparative Assessment of Midventral and Flank Laparotomy Approaches

Lorenza Frattina
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Alice Carbonari
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Matteo Burgio
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Francesca Giannini
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Francesco Locantore
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Annalisa Rizzo
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Vincenzo Cicirelli
Version 1 : Received: 8 February 2024 / Approved: 8 February 2024 / Online: 8 February 2024 (14:23:56 CET)

How to cite: Frattina, L.; Carbonari, A.; Burgio, M.; Giannini, F.; Locantore, F.; Rizzo, A.; Cicirelli, V. Ovariectomy in Mouflons in Field Condition: Comparative Assessment of Midventral and Flank Laparotomy Approaches. Preprints 2024, 2024020508. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0508.v1 Frattina, L.; Carbonari, A.; Burgio, M.; Giannini, F.; Locantore, F.; Rizzo, A.; Cicirelli, V. Ovariectomy in Mouflons in Field Condition: Comparative Assessment of Midventral and Flank Laparotomy Approaches. Preprints 2024, 2024020508. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0508.v1

Abstract

Ovariectomy appears to be the best method to control the density of wild ungulate populations. The aim of the present study was to compare two surgical approaches, via the flank and midline, in mouflon’s ovariectomy in field conditions. Twenty female mouflons were enrolled in the study. The animals were divided randomly in two groups, Group F animals were gonadectomized via flank approach, while Group A animals were sterilized via linea alba access. The parameters evaluated were duration of surgery, duration of anaesthesia, recovery time, intra- and post-operative complications, intra-operative nociception and pain in the post-operative period. There were no intra- and post-operative complications. The evaluated parameters showed a very similar trend in both groups. Both techniques are found to be effective and safe in execution.

Keywords

mouflon; ovariectomy in field; field oocyte collection; midventral and flank approaches; anesthesia in filed

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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