Indian Journal of Animal Research
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  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 48
  • Issue: 5

Ovariectomy in forty rats (Rattus norvegicus)

College of Veterinary Science, S.V.V. University, Tirupati-517 502, India

*Corresponding author's e-mail: sansurvet@gmail.com

Online published on 9 October, 2014.

Abstract

The present paper describes the mid-ventral ovariectomy in 40 rats and its successful surgical management. The operation, performed in the mid ventral incision was technically easier, minimally invasive and easy to locate the ovary embedded in fat, less time consuming and less harmful for the rats.

Keywords

Mid-Ventral Incision, Ovariectomy, Rat