MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF AIR SACS (Sacci pneumatici) IN WHITE CHEEKED BULBUL(Pycnonotus leucotis)

Shaymaa K. Jaifar; Alaa A. Sawad

MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY OF AIR SACS (Sacci pneumatici) IN WHITE CHEEKED BULBUL(Pycnonotus leucotis)

2016

Shaymaa K. Jaifar | Alaa A. Sawad

The study was designed to observed the anatomical features of the air sacs (Sacci pneumatici)inWhite Cheeked Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) Ten healthy birds from white cheeked bulbul used,five birds extract the part of trachea and incision it after anaesthetized , then insert the cannulathrough trachea and injected the cold cure mixture for corrosion cast making. and macerated by 2%(KOH) for 4 days. and . Five birds used for imaging examination, barium sulphate suspension wereinjected via the trachea using plastic syringe, for radiographic procedure. The number of the airsacs in bulbul (nine) air sacs, cervical ,cranial and caudal thoracic and abdominal air sac , single airinterclavicular.The shaped and locations of these sacs described by using the cold cure corrosion cast andRadiological examinations.

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