Recurrent umbilical cord accidents in a bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Mariola Penadés¹  Joaquín Ortega¹  Juan Manuel Corpa¹  José Luís Crespo-Picazo¹  Daniel García-Párraga¹  Teresa Álvaro¹  Mónica Valls¹  Fiona Brook¹ 

关键词: Excessively long umbilical cord;    Cetacean;    Abortion;    Stillbirth;    Gestation;   

DOI  :  10.3354/dao02711

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Three successive umbilical cord accidents (UCAs) were diagnosed in the same female bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus during consecutive gestations. In 2 of these, transabdominal ultrasonographic examination revealed coiling of the UC around the peduncle of the foetus. All 3 foetuses were male, died in utero during the last third of gestation and were spontaneously aborted. The 3 UCs were elongated, flattened and congested. For 3 subsequent pregnancies, a different sire was used for mating, handling protocols and treatments were adjusted, and 3 live female calves were successfully delivered. UC lengths were normal. UCAs are associated with excessively long UCs and are not uncommon in humans and horses but are unusual in other species. We believe this is the first detailed report of recurrent UCAs in a dolphin.

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