Ultrasonographic evaluation of the renal dimensions in captivetigers

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Somkiat HUAIJANTUG¹  Paranee YATMARK²  Komsan MANATPREPREM³  Sukhumarn MANATPREPREM³ 

[1] Department of Clinical Sciences and Public Health, TheFaculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon 4 Road, Salaya,Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand;Department of Pre-Clinical and Apply Animal Science,The Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon 4 Road,Salaya, NakhonPathom 73170, Thailand;The Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University,999 Phuttamonthon 4 Road, Salaya, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand

关键词: aorta;    captive tiger;    renal dimentions;    ultrasonography;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.15-0635

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

Ultrasonographic measurements of kidney size are useful in the practical diagnosis ofkidney diseases in animals. In tigers, there is a lack of information regarding theultrasonography methods used to measure the kidney size of the tiger. Thirty-three healthycaptive tigers (Panthera tigris) were placed in lateral recumbency forultrasonography. The measurements obtained from the ultrasonography were computed, and theresults showed that there was a statistically significant difference between genders interms of body weight and renal length. The length of the right kidney was significantlydifferent from that of the left kidney (10.23 ± 0.76 cm in males versus 9.94 ± 0.80 cm infemales; P<0.05). Interestingly, this study demonstrated that kidneylength was statistically significantly associated with the body weight, and it also had apositive linear relationship with the body weight. Therefore, ultrasonographic renaldimensions could prove to be beneficial and modality for use in the evaluation of kidneysin unconscious tigers. However, kidney size evaluation must be performed using not onlyultrasound but other clinical forms of technology and parameters.

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