MORPHOLOGICAL AND MORPHOMETRIC STUDIES ON THE PELVIC GIRDLE OF CHINESE GOOSE (ANSER CYGNOIDES)
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Date
2020-07
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TANUVAS, Chennai
Abstract
The pelvic girdle of Chinese goose was a large, elongated bone, narrow cranially (3.0
cm) and wide (8.0 cm) caudally. It consisted of two os coxae, each of which was made up of
an ilium, an ischium and a pubis. The ilium of the Chinese goose was the largest and longest
(14 cm) bone of the os coxae. The pre-acetabular part of the ilium was 6.80 cm long and
2.0 cm wide. The post-acetabular part of ilium was 7.2 cm long. The ilioneural canal was
slightly broad in front and narrow caudally. The pelvic surface of ilium showed six openings
on either side of the bodies of the lumbosacral mass. The ischiatic foramen was 3.60 cm long
and 1.20 cm wide. The ischium was triangular in shape and 7.50 cm long. The caudal border
of the pelvis was wide (7.50 cm) and showed a deep notch. The pubis was long (12.0cm),
thin, bent rod-like bone, projected well beyond the caudal border of the os coxae and bent
medially. The pectineal process was short and rounded. Pneumatic foramina were absent in
the os coxae of the Chinese goose. The acetabulum was large and formed by all the three
bones. The anti-trochanter was quadrilateral in shape and prominent.
Description
TNV_IJVASR_49(4)_Jul2020_1-9
Keywords
Veterinary Science, Veterinary Anatomy