Vasectomy in dromedary camels.

摘要

Vasectomy was done in three male dromedary camels aged 7, 10 and 15 years old. The animals were sedated with 0.2 mg/kg bwt xylazine, intravenously, and epidural anaesthesia was achieved by administering 30 ml of 2% lignocaine hydrochloride. A 3 cm long incision was performed at the cranial aspect on the neck of each scrotum. A cord like vas deferens was palpated, identified and isolated. This was followed by two ligatures placed 3 cms apart using chromic catgut no. 2 and a 2 cm piece of vas deferens was severed between ligatures. Tunica vaginalis incision was not sutured. Skin was sutured using simple interrupted pattern with silk sutures. No postoperative complication was found in operated cases of the present report. The semen of these animals was examined postoperatively and no sperms were found.