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Published on: August 14, 2019
Ultrasound as a mechanical method for male dog contraception
R Leoci1, G Aiudi, A De Sandro Salvati
1Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. g.aiudi@veterinaria.uniba.it
Abstract:
Therapeutic ultrasound (1.5 W/cm(2)) was investigated for its effect upon testicular size and consistency and semen quality in five dogs. Dogs were treated every other day with a total of three treatments and were examined up to 2 weeks after treatment. There was some tenderness after treatment and a significant decrease in testicular size and semen quality. This method may provide a suitable contraception technique in dogs and requires further investigation.
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