OVARIOHISTERCTOMIA EM LEITOA (Sus scrofa domesticus)

Abstract

The swine species in the last years has been the species of choice as a domestic companion. In Veterinary Medicine we know the growth of the swine industry and the improvements needed to increase exportation. Improvements in feeding, genetic improvement, management, and surgical procedures in males. Thinking about the domestication of these animals and the maintenance of the health of this animal species, besides the food management, new studies are necessary for a better adaptation of these animals and also the control of reproduction in domestic environments without the economic interest of the species. The surgical procedure for the control of female reproduction is the removal of the ovaries (ovariectomy) and few studies have been described, both on the procedure and comparative studies for the best surgical procedure. Ovariosalpingohysterectomy is one of the most performed elective surgical procedures in small animal veterinary routine, being an effective means of population control and disease prevention. Due to the absence of description of the surgical technique in production animals, the present work reports the procedure of Ovariosalpingohysterectomy performed in a female pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) of approximately four months of age, submitted to general anesthesia, with pressure evaluation and hemogasometry, ensuring indicators of animal welfare and control of vital parameters during the entire procedure, which may be an alternative for surgical approaches to animals of the domestic swine species, known as minipigs.