SERIAL ULTRASOUND to ESTIMATE FETAL GROWTH CURVES in SOUTHERN TAMANDUA (TAMANDUA TETRADACTYLA)

Rachel Thompson; Tiffany M. Wolf; Heather Robertson; Margarita Woc Colburn; Alexis Moreno; Anneke Moresco; Anne Elise Napier; Sally A. Nofs

doi:10.1638/2016-0197R1.1

SERIAL ULTRASOUND to ESTIMATE FETAL GROWTH CURVES in SOUTHERN TAMANDUA (TAMANDUA TETRADACTYLA)

Rachel Thompson, Tiffany M. Wolf, Heather Robertson, Margarita Woc Colburn, Alexis Moreno, Anneke Moresco, Anne Elise Napier, Sally A. Nofs

Veterinary Population Medicine

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Abstract

From 2012 to 2015, 16 pregnancies were monitored by ultrasonography in nine tamanduas (Tamandua tetradactyla) housed in three zoological facilities. Sonographic measurements were recorded to establish fetal growth curves using thoracic and skull landmarks described for giant anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla). All pregnancies resulted in the uncomplicated delivery of healthy offspring, thus gestational development was considered normal. These data may be used as a reference for normal fetal development with potential for estimating parturition date in the absence of breeding data.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	294-297
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1638/2016-0197R1.1
State	Published - Jun 1 2017

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Keywords

Anteater
Tamandua tetradactyla
Xenarthra
fetal growth
reproduction
ultrasound

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