NORMAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHICAL PARAMETERS OF HEALTHY CAMEL (Camelus dromedarius)

Normal echocardiographical values were investigated in twenty one year old clinically normal camels of both sexes and these were divided into two body weight of less than and more than 150 Kgs. Views were recorded while animals kept in standing position using 2-4 MHZ multi frequency phased array transducer. Long and short axes views from the right and the left cardiac areas were recorded. Mean and standard error of ejection fraction, fractional shortening, left ventricular volume during systole, left ventricular volume during diastole, left ventricular free wall thickness during systole, left ventricular free wall thickness during diastole, left ventricular internal diameter during systole, left ventricular internal diameter during diastole, inter ventricular septal thickness during systole, inter ventricular septal thickness during diastole, right ventricular internal diameter during systole and right ventricular internal diameter during diastole was 84.9 +/- 0.47%, 53.80 +/- 0.50%, 25.48 +/- 1.48 ml,157.75 +/- 4.49 ml, 2.33 +/- 0:066 cm, 1.60 +/- 0.059 cm, 2.61 +/- 0.061 cm, 5.65 +/- 0.069 cm, 2.40 +/- 0.082 cm, 1.43 +/- 0.062 cm, 1.58 +/- 0.063 cm and 2.35 +/- 0.065 cm, respectively. The mean and standard error of the left atrial diameter during systole, diameter of the root of the aorta and the interval between the E point to the cardiac walls was 5.44 +/- 0.071 cm, 5.51 +/- 0.35 and 0.63 +/- 0.003 cm, respectively. There was no significant difference between males and females and two body weights.