Female Repro Tract Palpations

Question 1

the bovine has a __ uterus and a cervix with smooth muscle and __ folds

Answer 1

short, stiff

Question 2

equine have a __ uterus and the cervix has smooth muscle with __ folds

Answer 2

long, mucosal

Question 3

In both the equid and bovine you should not push against peristaltic waves. In the __ you can allow the wave to pass over while in the __ you must recede with the wave

Answer 3

bovine, equine

Question 4

briefly describe palpation in the bovine

Answer 4

1. lubricate! and duck bill hand into rectum
2. remove fecal material and find genital tract on floor of the pelvis
3. sweep side to side to locate the cervix
4. grasp the cervix and pull caudally
5. direct retraction: grasp the broad ligament of the uterus and pull one horn caudally or inserting middle finger into the lower intercornual ligament and lift dorsally and caudally
6. indirect retraction: sweeping the pelvis and gathering any portion of the genital tract in the palpaters hand and pulling it onto the pelvic floor

Question 5

briefly describe palpation of the mare

Answer 5

1. lubricate! and insert fingers in cone shape
2. slide hand to outside and scoop out as much manure as possible
3. reach cranioventrally towards the mares umbilicus, cup your hand and pull back to catch the uterus
4. follow the the uterine horn to the tip to find the ovary which is usually dorsal and cranial
5. palpate follicles not CL
6. on the way out lay hand flat on pelvic floor and when it falls off the ledge you have found the cervix