Magnetic resonance imaging of intracranial tissue accumulations in domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos f. dom.) with feather crests

被引：13

作者：

Bartels, T

Brinkmeier, J

Portmann, S

Baulain, U

Zinke, A

Krautwald-Junghanns, ME

Boos, A

Wolf, P

Kummerfeld, N

机构：

[1] Univ Bern, Inst Anim Breeding, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland

[2] Hannover Sch Vet Med, Clin Poultry, D-3000 Hannover, Germany

[3] Univ Giessen, Inst Stockbreeding & Domest Anim Genet, D-35390 Giessen, Germany

[4] Fed Agr Res Ctr, FAL, Inst Anim Sci & Anim Husb Mariensee, Braunschweig, Germany

[5] Univ Leipzig, Inst Avian Dis, Clin Small Anim, D-7010 Leipzig, Germany

[6] Hannover Sch Vet Med, Dept Anat, D-3000 Hannover, Germany

[7] Hannover Sch Vet Med, Dept Anim Nutr, D-3000 Hannover, Germany

来源：

VETERINARY RADIOLOGY & ULTRASOUND | 2001年 / 42卷 / 03期

关键词：

domestic duck; feather crest; tentorium cerebelli; magnetic resonance imaging; intracranial adipose tissue;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1740-8261.2001.tb00936.x

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

The crested breed of domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos f. dom.) has been described as a variety which has high pre- and postnatal mortalities, malformations in skull and brain anatomy, and several central nervous deficiencies. In addition, intracranial tissue accumulations have been diagnosed in purebred Crested ducks. The incidence, heredity and inheritance of these accumulations as well as their pathogenesis are still generally unknown. The aims of this study were to examine the head of Crested ducks, plain-headed duck breeds, and their crossbreeding relating to the incidence of intracranial alterations. These examinations were performed using magnetic resonance imaging. We found a high incidence of intracranial tissue accumulations in domestic ducks with feather crests. Creasted ducks had more intracranial tissue deposits than plain-headed ducks (p < 0.001). In the present study a correlation between the volume of the crest cushion and the volume of the intracranial tissue deposit could not be found (r = 0.014). Some of the Crested ducks had encephaloceles in addition to the crest cushion.

引用

页码：254 / 258

页数：5

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