Sonographic Appearance of Abdominal Wall at the Left Flank of Laparotomy Incision Site in Ettawah Grade Does

Mokhamad Fakhrul Ulum (Departemen Klinik, Reproduksi, dan Patologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Institut Pertanian bogor (IPB) Jalan Agatis Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor, Jawa Barat, INDONESIA, Kode pos 16680)
Dedi R. Setiadi (Departemen Klinik, Reproduksi, dan Patologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Institut Pertanian bogor (IPB) Jalan Agatis Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor, Jawa Barat, INDONESIA, Kode pos 16680)
Budianto Panjaitan (Laboratorium Klinik, Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh Indonesia Jl. Tgk. Hasan Krueng Kalee No. 4, Kampus FKH Unsyiah, Darussalam, Banda Aceh 23111)
Muchidin Noordin (Departemen Klinik, Reproduksi, dan Patologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Institut Pertanian bogor (IPB) Jalan Agatis Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor, Jawa Barat, INDONESIA, Kode pos 16680)
. Amrozi (Departemen Klinik, Reproduksi, dan Patologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Institut Pertanian bogor (IPB) Jalan Agatis Kampus IPB Dramaga, Bogor, Jawa Barat, INDONESIA, Kode pos 16680)

MEDIA PETERNAKAN - Journal of Animal Science and Technology
Vol. 37 No. 3 (2014): Media Peternakan

The aim of this study was to describe the sonographic appearance of abdominal wall at the left flank of laparotomy incision site in 11 mated Ettawah grade does. Brightness-mode ultrasound examination by using transducer with frequency of 5.0-6.0 MHz was conducted to grouping the does based on their pregnancy statuses. The incision site of the abdominal wall at left flank laparotomy was transcutaneous-scanned as long as 8 cm vertically. The sonographic appearance of the laparotomy wall thickness showed that in all groups of does were similar and not different statistically. The thickness of oblique external and oblique internal abdominal muscles increased in the pregnant does as compared to non-pregnant does (P<0.05).Key words: laparotomy, left flank, ultrasonography, incision site, Ettawah grade does