Use of contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic examination to evaluate health status of mammary glands of ewes at the end of a lactation period

J Dairy Res. 2018 Feb;85(1):39-43. doi: 10.1017/S002202991800002X.

Authors

George Mantziaras¹, Natalia Gc Vasileiou², Katerina S Ioannidi², Vasiliki S Mavrogianni², Dimitrios A Gougoulis², George C Fthenakis², Ioannis G Petridis², Mariana S Barbagianni²

Affiliations

¹ Veterinary Department,Hellenic Air Force General Staff,Athens,Greece.
² Veterinary Faculty,University of Thessaly,Karditsa,Greece.

PMID: 29469000
DOI: 10.1017/S002202991800002X

No abstract available

Keywords: CEUS; Doppler; contrast-enhanced ultrasonography; diagnosis; dry-period; ewe; mammary gland; mastitis; milk yield; sheep.

MeSH terms

Animals
Contrast Media / administration & dosage
Contrast Media / pharmacology
Female
Lactation*
Mammary Glands, Animal / diagnostic imaging*
Mastitis / diagnostic imaging
Mastitis / veterinary*
Sheep
Sheep Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Sulfur Hexafluoride / administration & dosage
Sulfur Hexafluoride / pharmacology*
Ultrasonography / veterinary*

Substances

Contrast Media
Sulfur Hexafluoride