Ultrasonographic measurements of accessory sex glands, ampullae, and urethra of normal stallions of various size types

For the purpose of establishing clinical reference values, this paper reports results of ultrasonographic examination and measurement of accessory sex glands, ampullae, and the pelvic urethra of 102 mature, healthy breeding stallions (2–29 years of age) of various size types (7 Miniature Horses, 27...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Theriogenology 2002-10, Vol.58 (7), p.1425-1433
Main Authors: Pozor, M.A, McDonnell, S.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accessory sex glands
Animals
Genitalia, Male - diagnostic imaging
Horses - anatomy & histology
Male
Pelvic ultrasonographic
Reference Values
Stallion
Ultrasonography
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:For the purpose of establishing clinical reference values, this paper reports results of ultrasonographic examination and measurement of accessory sex glands, ampullae, and the pelvic urethra of 102 mature, healthy breeding stallions (2–29 years of age) of various size types (7 Miniature Horses, 27 small ponies, 53 light horses and 15 heavy horses). Examinations were done per rectum in mostly unsedated stallions using an Aloka 210 scanner with a 7.5 MHz linear veterinary transrectal transducer (Corometrics Medical Systems, Inc., North Wallingford, CT, USA). Most measures of accessory sex glands, ampullae and the urethra were larger in horses of larger sizes. Except for vesicular glands, the majority of the measures for all glands were smaller for Miniature Horses and ponies than for light horses and heavy horses ( P
ISSN:0093-691X
1879-3231
DOI:10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01034-8