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- Title
Gross Morphometric Features of the Epididymis in Adult Male Pakistani Goats (Capra hircus).
- Authors
Khan, Hamayun; Rind, Mohammad Misri; Ahmad, Shakoor; Mehmood, Muhammad Usman; Sultan, Asad; Shahzad, Qaiser; Raza, Sanan; Khan, Mohammad Saleem; Ali, Ihsan
- Abstract
The current study was carried out to grossly measure the different parts of the epididymis in local nondescript breed of goat in Pakistan. A total of 100 male goats (body weight 20-40kg, age 1-3 years), slaughtered at different slaughter houses in Hyderabad were included in this study. The epididymis had the following mean measurements: left epididymis-length, breadth and thickness of head, body and tail were 3.49±0.75, 6.61±0.72, 1.68-0.26, 1.94±0.38, 0.54±0.11, 1.49±0.22, 0.67±0.18. 0.25±0.05, 1.27±0.20 cm, respectively. The circumference and weight of the tail was 4.78±0.64 cm and 2.46±0.91g. The right epididymis-length, breadth and thickness of the head, body and tail were 3.49±0.70, 6.58±0.70, 1.68±0.28J, 1.94±0.41, 0.55±0.12, 1.47±0.22, 0.67±0.18, 0.25±0.05, 1.26±0.19 cm, whereas circumference and weight of the tail was 4.76±0.64 cm and 2.45±0.92 g, respectively. The current study demonstrated statistically no significant difference in the right and left epididymis parameters of the male goat.
- Subjects
HYDERABAD (India); EPIDIDYMIS diseases; BOVIDAE; CAPRA; ANIMAL waste
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Zoology, 2015, Vol 47, Issue 2, p574
- ISSN
0030-9923
- Publication type
Article