Ovariectomy in Mouflons ( Ovis aries ) in the Field: Application of Innovative Surgical and Anaesthesiological Techniques

This report describes an innovative technique of ovariectomy useful for the birth control in the mouflon population. Thirteen female mouflons in reproductive age were submitted to ovariectomy via midline and left flank, using the AESCULAP CAIMAN Seal and Cut device. The CAIMAN was useful for clampin...

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Published in:Animals (Basel) 2023-01, Vol.13 (3), p.491
Main Authors: Cicirelli, Vincenzo, Carbonari, Alice, Burgio, Matteo, Giannini, Francesca, Rizzo, Annalisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Analgesics
Anesthesia
Animals
CAIMAN
Case Report
Complications
Contraception
female mouflons
field anesthesia
flank approach
Gonadectomy
Medical innovations
midline approach
Oophorectomy
Ovariectomy
Ovaries
Overpopulation
Polyglycolic acid
Polylactic acid
Postoperative
Puberty
Side effects
Skin
Surgery
Sutures
Uterus
Wild animals
Wildlife
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Summary:This report describes an innovative technique of ovariectomy useful for the birth control in the mouflon population. Thirteen female mouflons in reproductive age were submitted to ovariectomy via midline and left flank, using the AESCULAP CAIMAN Seal and Cut device. The CAIMAN was useful for clamping the ovary, stapling the vessels, and cutting in one stroke, thus reducing the surgery times. The day after the gonadectomy all animals were mobilized to another enclosure. In this study, no intraoperative and post-operative complications were observed, and all animals were gonadectomized without side effects. This study sets the guidelines for the surgical sterilization of mouflons in the field using anesthetic protocols and high-quality surgical procedures.
ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani13030491