Oral and Poster Abstracts

group 2) received blood 3) received I/V hypertonic saline 4) received oral
isotonic electrolyte solution and 5) received intravenous hypertonic saline
followed immediately by oral electrolyte solution. Hemorrhagic shock
was induced by constant removing of blood over 15-20 minutes. The
amount of the withdrawn blood ranged between 532 ml to 616 ml.
depending upon body weight of each goat. Immediately before
hemorrhagic shock induction, the baseline line values were recorded
including heart rate, ECG, respiratory rate, rectal temperature, body
weight and a maximum clinical score (MCS), Hematocrit, blood gas
analysis) pH, Pco 2, Po 2 ), serum biochemical analysis (Na, K, Cl, Ca,
Phosphate, total protein, albumin and creatinine concentration), blood
lactate and plasma volume changes. These parameters were also
determined at the time of entry into the treatment phase, 30 minutes, 2
hours, 8 hours, and 24 hours after treatment.
Results and Conclusions: results indicated that intravenous
administration of hypertonic saline solution together with oral
administration of electrolyte solution in hypovolemic goats caused
immediate and sustained effect. It was superior to administration of
either the two solutions alone and induced the same effect as whole
blood. Meanwhile resuscitation with Hypertonic saline solution alone
resulted in only transient resuscitation.
Key words: goat surgery, hypovolemic, shock
93 Estimation of Gestational Age in Egyptian Goats by
Ultrasonographic Fetometry
A. Karen 1 , E. Fatouh 1 , S. Shokr 2
1
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Theriogenology, Kafr El-Sheikh,
Egypt
2
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Anatomy and Embryology,Ismailia,
Egypt
The present study aimed to determine the earliest day at which the signs
of pregnancy can be detected by transrectal (TR) and transabdominal
(TA) scanning and to estimate the gestational age in Egyptian goats by
ultrasound measurement of embryonic or fetal parts throughout
pregnancy.Fifteen pregnant Egyptian goats were used in the present
study. The date of their mating was considered as Day 0 for calculating
the gestational age. The does were transrectally scanned by using a 7.0
MHz vector probe (Acuson 128 XP/10 computed scanner) at Day 10
post mating on alternate days until Day 25 and then once at 3-5 day
intervals until day 50. Linear and convex (3.5 to 5 MHz) probes were
used for TA scanning which were carried out from Day 25 to Day 130
at 3 to 5-day intervals. The days after mating at which the embryonic
vesicle and the embryo proper with a beating heart firstly imaged by TR
and TA scanning were recorded. After imaging the embryo or the fetus,
the following parameters were measured: length of the embryo or fetus
(CRL), heart rate (FHR), biparital diameter (BPD), trunk diameter
(TD), placentome size (PS), umbilical cord diameter (UCD) and femur
length (FL).The average of days at which the embryonic vesicle was
firstly determined by TR and TA scanning was 16.98±1.97 and
27.87±3.48, respectively. The embryo proper with a beating heart was
firstly determined by TR and TA scanning at an average of 22.36±2.66
and 30.36±4.75 days, respectively. All the fetal measures were
significantly (P