1PG Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
2Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
3Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu-Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura-281 001 (UP)
*Corresponding author; E-mail: vickeyvet@gmail.com
Online published on 2 May, 2019.
A total of 12 clinically healthy Indian mongrel dogs, 7 males and 5 females, aged 2–6 yr with body weight ranged from 12 to 28 kg were selected to determine the reference values of various echocardiographic parameters. The animals were confirmed as healthy based on their clinico-physiological, radiographical, haematological and electrocardiographical examinations. On M-mode echocardiographic examinations, most of the parameters were found to be non-significantly different between male and female animals, except posterior wall thickness percentage (PW %), which was found significantly higher in male animals than female animals. The values of right ventricular dimension in diastole (RVDd) of all animals, aortic root diameter (Ao) of female animals, ejection fraction (EF %) and cardiac output of male animals were found to be correlated negatively with body weight and body surface area of the animals. Remaining parameters of M-mode echocardiographic examinations of the animals showed positive correlations with body weight and body surface area of the animals.
M-mode echocardiography, Mongrel dogs, Reference values
