ANATOMICAL AND MORPHOMETRICAL STUDY OF THE ADULT BLACK-TAILED GAZELLE (Gazella Subgutturosa) MALE KIDNEY
2018
Ali, F. Reshag | Mohammed S. Kadhim
This work conducted on six healthy adult male (Gazella Subgutturosa) brought from naturalreserve in Qusaybah. The animals were slaughtered and the kidneys were quickly removed. TheRenal width, lengths at superior and inferior poles, thickness and the volume were measured. Adigital vernier caliper was used for performing the measurements. The right and left kidneyswere weighted by digital electrical balance. The data were statistically analyzed. The left andright kidneys were bean in shape, solid in texture and red to brown in color with smooth surface.Each kidney was covered by renal fascia and thin fibrous capsule, Para and pre-renal largeamount of adipose tissue were predominant. The mean weight of the right kidney was heavierthan the left kidney, the left kidney was located more caudally, the kidney/Body weight ratio was(1/303).The cortex medulla index was (1/4). The kidney of gazelle was anatomically similar tothe kidney of sheep and goat; the cortex medulla index revealed that the black-tail gazelle wasefficient for water conservation. The present study has provided important information on therenal morphometry which will be use for wild animal medicine and surgery.
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