OVARIECTOMY IN A BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS)

A 1.7-kg mature, female brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) was diagnosed with egg retention. Eggs could not be manually stripped and so were surgically removed. To prevent future complications, bilateral ovariectomy was performed. Complications were minimal, and the fish resumed eating within 2 day...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2002-06, Vol.33 (2), p.172-175
Main Authors: Stamper, M. Andrew, Norton, Terry
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Brook trout
CASE REPORTS
egg retention
Eggs
Female
Fish
Fish culture
Fish Diseases - surgery
Integument
Ova
Ovarian Diseases - surgery
Ovarian Diseases - veterinary
Ovariectomy
Ovariectomy - veterinary
Salvelinus fontinalis
Surgical procedures
Sutures
Treatment Outcome
Trout
Trout - surgery
Zoos
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Summary:A 1.7-kg mature, female brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) was diagnosed with egg retention. Eggs could not be manually stripped and so were surgically removed. To prevent future complications, bilateral ovariectomy was performed. Complications were minimal, and the fish resumed eating within 2 days. Sutures were removed 21 days after surgery. Ovariectomy in display aquarium fish is a viable option for the resolution of ovarian disease.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0172:OIABTS]2.0.CO;2