Pregnancy and Fetal Development: Cephalic Presentation and Other Descriptive Ultrasonographic Findings from Clinically Healthy Bottlenose Dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>) under Human Care

Pregnancy and Fetal Development: Cephalic Presentation and Other Descriptive Ultrasonographic Findings from Clinically Healthy Bottlenose Dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>) under Human Care

Ultrasonography is widely used in veterinary medicine for the diagnosis of pregnancy, and can also be used to monitor abnormal pregnancies, embryonic resorption, or fetal abortion. Ultrasonography plays an important role in modern-day cetacean preventative medicine because it is a non-invasive techn...

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Main Authors: Pietro Saviano, Letizia Fiorucci, Francesco Grande, Roberto Macrelli, Alessandro Troisi, Angela Polisca, Riccardo Orlandi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
ultrasonography
bottlenose dolphins (<i>Tursiops truncatus</i>)
normal appearance
pregnancy
fetal position
fetal development
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/5/908

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