Osteomorphometrical Characterization of Thigh, Leg and Pes Region of Sahiwal Cattle


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Authors

  • D. Chaurasia College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg-491 001 (Chhattisgarh)

Keywords:

Sahiwal, Cattle, Bones, Morphometry, Shaft

Abstract

The gross osteomorphometrical study was conducted on skeleton of eleven adult Sahiwal cattle irrespective of sex. Circumference of shaft of femur was maximum in distal third. Trochanteric fossa was divided into large shallow and small deep parts. The medial angle of patella was approximately thirty degree greater than lateral
angle. In the posterior surface of tibia five linea muscularis were observed. The approximate ratio between length and width of sustentaculum tali was 2:1. Dorsal longitudinal groove was deepest and widest in distal part of metatarsal bone. It can be concluded that these characteristic osteometric data will be certainly one of the
important tool for breed identification in forensic study.

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Author Biography

  • D. Chaurasia, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya, Anjora, Durg-491 001 (Chhattisgarh)
    Department of Veterinary Anatomy

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Submitted

2020-07-31

Published

2020-07-31

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2020)

Section

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How to Cite

Chaurasia, D. (2020). Osteomorphometrical Characterization of Thigh, Leg and Pes Region of Sahiwal Cattle. Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy, 32(1). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJVA/article/view/103088