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Subject: Wildlife Management × Author: DIVYA GANESH × End date: 2022 × Start date: 2020 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    ULTRASONOGRAPHIC STUDIES IN CHELONIANS AND THEIR CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
    (KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR, 2022) DIVYA GANESH; RAVI RAIDURG)
    The current study aims at evaluating the application of ultrasonographic techniques in chelonians, and to determine their possible clinica l utility. The study was conducted at the Tiger and Lion Safari, Tyavarekoppa in Shivamogga and Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysuru. Anatomical features such as the body weight, carapace length, carapace width, height and chest girth of the chelonians (n 19) were studied and classified based on morphometric characteristics. The four species studied incl ude the Indian Black Pond Terrapin (n 11), the Indian Flapshell Turtle (n 2), the Indian Star Tortoise (n 4) and the Red eared Slider Terrapin (n 2). The chelonians were restrained in ventral recumbency for the procedure and ultrasound examination was condu cted through the cervico brachial and pre femoral acoustic windows using a high frequency micro convex probe (6 15 MHz). The location, size, shape, thickness and echotexture of different coelomic organs like the heart, liver, gall bladder, gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, urinary bladder and gonads were recorded. Though n o pathological changes were ob served during examination, the recorded data provides a useful standard for comparison to diagnose pathological abnormalities of the coelomic organs in chelonians. Detection of the gonads using sonographic scanning in the Indian Flapshell Turtle proved a helpful identifier to sex specimens in individuals which display no sexual dimorphic characters.