Pelvic Ultrasonography and Urogenital Nerve Ultrastructure in Fur Animals

摘要

The authors have studied the organs of the pelvic cavity by ultrasonography as well as the ultrastructure of the hypogastric and pelvic nerves in representatives of the order of the carnivorous canine (the silver-black fox) and marten (the American mink). It was established that the topography of the bladder changes depending on its filling. The ultrasound examination allows diagnosing diseases accompanied by the accumulation of concrements and blood clots in the bladder cavity. The structure of the hypogastric and pelvic nerves is combined, their internal structure is universal. Fibers containing different amount of myelin in all nerves are identical in their structure; differences in the structure are due to the number and content of fibers in the bundles. The results of the study can be useful to fur animal breeders, veterinary physiologists and morphologists, practicing veterinarians.