Technique for the collection of clear urine from the Nile crocodile (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i>)
Urine samples can be a very useful diagnostic tool for the evaluation of animal health. In this article, a simple technique to collect urine from the Nile crocodile (<em>Crocodylus niloticus</em>) was described, based on a similar unpublished technique developed for the American alligat...
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doaj-e314e83a32ee45579e51a62af94baa052020-11-24T22:20:50ZengAOSISJournal of the South African Veterinary Association1019-91282224-94352012-04-01831e1e6482Technique for the collection of clear urine from the Nile crocodile (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i>)Jan G. Myburgh0Fritz W. Huchzermeyer1John T. Soley2Dirk G. Booyse3Herman B. Groenewald4Lizette C. Bekker5Taisen Iguchi6Louis J. Guillette7Department of Paraclinical Sciences, University of PretoriaDepartment of Paraclinical Sciences, University of PretoriaDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, University of PretoriaDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, University of PretoriaDepartment of Anatomy and Physiology, University of PretoriaDepartment of Paraclinical Sciences, University of PretoriaDepartment of Bio-Environmental Science, National Institutes of Natural SciencesDepartment of Paraclinical Sciences, University of PretoriaUrine samples can be a very useful diagnostic tool for the evaluation of animal health. In this article, a simple technique to collect urine from the Nile crocodile (<em>Crocodylus niloticus</em>) was described, based on a similar unpublished technique developed for the American alligator (<em>Alligator mississippiensis</em>) using a canine urinary catheter. With this technique, it was possible to collect relatively clean urine samples from Nile crocodiles of different sizes using canine urinary catheters or small diameter stomach tubes. Based on the gross anatomical features of the cloaca of the Nile crocodile, it was confirmed that urine accumulates in a chamber consisting of the urodeum and coprodeum. Faecal material is stored temporarily in the very short rectum, which is separated from the urinary chamber by the rectocoprodeal sphincter.http://www.jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/8coprodeumCrocodylus niloticusNile crocodileproctodeumurinary catheterurinary chamberurodeum |
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Jan G. Myburgh Fritz W. Huchzermeyer John T. Soley Dirk G. Booyse Herman B. Groenewald Lizette C. Bekker Taisen Iguchi Louis J. Guillette |
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Jan G. Myburgh Fritz W. Huchzermeyer John T. Soley Dirk G. Booyse Herman B. Groenewald Lizette C. Bekker Taisen Iguchi Louis J. Guillette Technique for the collection of clear urine from the Nile crocodile (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i>) Journal of the South African Veterinary Association coprodeum Crocodylus niloticus Nile crocodile proctodeum urinary catheter urinary chamber urodeum |
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Technique for the collection of clear urine from the Nile crocodile (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i>) |
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Technique for the collection of clear urine from the Nile crocodile (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i>) |
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Technique for the collection of clear urine from the Nile crocodile (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i>) |
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Technique for the collection of clear urine from the Nile crocodile (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i>) |
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Technique for the collection of clear urine from the Nile crocodile (<i>Crocodylus niloticus</i>) |
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technique for the collection of clear urine from the nile crocodile (<i>crocodylus niloticus</i>) |
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Journal of the South African Veterinary Association |
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1019-9128 2224-9435 |
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2012-04-01 |
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Urine samples can be a very useful diagnostic tool for the evaluation of animal health. In this article, a simple technique to collect urine from the Nile crocodile (<em>Crocodylus niloticus</em>) was described, based on a similar unpublished technique developed for the American alligator (<em>Alligator mississippiensis</em>) using a canine urinary catheter. With this technique, it was possible to collect relatively clean urine samples from Nile crocodiles of different sizes using canine urinary catheters or small diameter stomach tubes. Based on the gross anatomical features of the cloaca of the Nile crocodile, it was confirmed that urine accumulates in a chamber consisting of the urodeum and coprodeum. Faecal material is stored temporarily in the very short rectum, which is separated from the urinary chamber by the rectocoprodeal sphincter. |
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coprodeum Crocodylus niloticus Nile crocodile proctodeum urinary catheter urinary chamber urodeum |
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