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| NISHIMURA, Maki; YOSHIDA, Tetsuya; EL-KHODERY, Sabry; MIYOSHI, Masafumi; FURUOKA, Hidefumi; YASUDA, Jun; MIYAHARA, Kazuro; 古岡, 秀文; 宮原, 和郎. |
| To obtain B-mode ultrasound images of mammary glands in dairy heifers at different stages of growth, 25 clinically normal Holstein heifers were used. The heifers were divided into 5 groups (n=5/group) by stage of their growth: 2-month-old (group 1), 5-month-old (group 2), postpuberty (group 3), mid (group 4), and late (group 5) pregnancy. Furthermore, the sections of mammary glands were observed grossly at postmortem examination in one heifer in each group. Ultrasound images varied with the development of mammary glands. In group 1, the mammary glands had distinctive ultrasonographic findings: an oval to fusiform homogeneous hypoechoic structure. In all groups except group 1, mammary tissue consists of two major areas: a homogeneous, medium echogenic area... |
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Palavras-chave: Dairy heifer; Mammary gland; Ultrasound. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4068 |
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