ULTRASONOGRAPHY OF THE UTERUS OF THE GOAT

The use of a transabdominal or a transrectal scanning technique to vis ualize the uterus in goats is discussed. The results of sonographic im aging of normal (non-pregnant, pregnant, postpartum) and abnormal (end ometritis, hydrometra, fetal death) uterine structures are reviewed. I n the goat, special attention must be paid to distinguishing between t he sonographic image of hydrometra and early pregnancy. A case of hydr ometra that developed in the presence of three dead fetuses is reporte d. It is concluded that, under field conditions, transabdominal scanni ng of goats, performed between days 40 and 70 after mating, yields inf ormation about pregnancy, fetal viability and single or multiple pregn ancy, while at the same time making possible a reliable differential d iagnosis of pregnancy and hydrometra.