CAST FORMATION AND MAMMOGRAPHY STUDY OF THE INTRAGLANDULAR DUCT SYSTEM IN THE LACTATING UDDER OF ADULT INDIGENOUS COW (Bos taurus)
2020
Salah, H. Almaliki | Mahdi, A. Atyia
The purpose of this study was to describe some characteristic features of theintraglandular duct system in the lactating udder of adult indigenous cow by cast formingand radiography study. Ten udders of local breed cows (5 for resin cast formation and 5for radiological study), clinically appeared healthy and aged (2-5) years were obtainedfrom Al- shoala slaughter-house in Baghdad city. Our study primed to describe andinvestigate of the intraglandular duct system of the local cow breed. The present findingwas showed that the duct system was a network of unequal sizes tubules which wasbegins with the small intralobular ducts then interlobular duct empty into a collectingduct which drain the milk into the lactiferous sinus by a several of lactiferous duct, thelactiferous sinus forms a common cavity for each quarter of the udder which drain intothe teat sinus and then teat canal.
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