title: Ultrasound as a mechanical method for male dog contraception.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy. g.aiudi@veterinaria.uniba.it
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leoci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aiudi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Sandro Salvati
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Silvestre
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Binetti
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lacalandra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003267:Contraception / Q000662:veterinary*; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D012661:Semen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014463:Ultrasonography