Ultrasound Parameters of Embryo-Fetal Morphometry and Doppler
Indices in the Umbilical Artery During the First Trimester of
Pregnancy in Goats
Natalia Wojtasiak*, Tomasz Stankiewicz, Barbara Błaszczyk and Jan
Udała
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of
Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, Department of Animal
Reproduction Biotechnology and Environmental Hygiene, 29 Klemensa
Janickiego Street, 71-270 Szczecin, Poland
*Corresponding author:
wojtasiak1natalia@gmail.com
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the biometric parameters of the
embryo/fetus and to assess the haemodynamics in the umbilical artery during the
first trimester of pregnancy in 14 Boer goats. All the goats under study had
twin pregnancy. Gestational vesicle diameter (GSD), crown-rump length (CRL),
biparietal diameter (BPD), occipital-nasal length (ONL), trunk diameter (TD) and
the placentome diameter (PD) were measured from the 30th to the 45th day of
pregnancy at 5-day intervals, using a B-mode ultrasound scanner. Measurements of
blood flow parameters in the umbilical artery were made using a colour Doppler
combined with a pulse wave Doppler technique. During the study period, there was
a significant (P<0.05) increase in the diameter of the gestational sac and most
of the biometric parameters of the embryo/fetus. The average CRL on day 45 was
almost 10 times higher than that on day 30 of pregnancy. The
peak systolic velocity in the arterial vessels
on day 45 of pregnancy was higher (P<0.05) than that from 30 to 40 days of
pregnancy. On the other hand, mean
pulsation index (PI)
at day 45 of pregnancy was lower (P<0.05) than that on day 30 and day 40 of
pregnancy. No
end-diastolic velocity
was diagnosed in any goat during the study period. All parameters showed
positive (P<0.01) correlations with the day of pregnancy, except the
PI in the arterial vessels, which showed negative (P<0.01) correlation with the
day of pregnancy.
In conclusion,
changes in the parameters of embryo-fetal morphometry, placentomes and blood
flow parameters of the umbilical artery may be helpful in assessing the
development of the embryo and the fetus during the first trimester of pregnancy
in goats.
To Cite This Article:
Wojtasiak N, Stankiewicz T, Błaszczyk B and Udała J,
2022.
Ultrasound parameters of embryo-fetal morphometry and doppler indices in the
umbilical artery during the first trimester of pregnancy in goats.
Pak Vet J. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2022.067