Comparative Gross Anatomical Studies on the Atlas of Chiru (Pantholops hodgsoni) and Sheep (Ovis aries)


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Authors

  • A R Choudhury
  • M A Baba
  • Massarat Khan
  • T A Ganai
  • F D Sheikh

Keywords:

Atlas, Chiru, Gross anatomy, Sheep

Abstract

A comparative gross anatomical study was conducted on the atlas of Chiru and sheep. A prominent
prism shaped dorsal tubercle was present in chiru whereas it was ill-developed in the sheep. Wings of the bone
terminated into a rough thin, less convex edge in chiru but it was thicker and more convex in the sheep. Fossa
atlantis of chiru was shallower than that of sheep. Anterior border of dorsal arch was wider in chiru but angular
in the sheep. In the present study, the biometrical parameters revealed that the values were generally higher in
chiru as compared to the sheep.

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Author Biographies

  • A R Choudhury
    Assoc. Prof.,Division of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry SKUAST-K, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar-190 006 (J.&K.)
  • M A Baba
    Assoc. Prof.,Division of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry SKUAST-K, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar-190 006 (J.&K.)
  • Massarat Khan
    Prof. & Head;Division of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry SKUAST-K, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar-190 006 (J.&K.)
  • T A Ganai
    Prof.,Division of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry SKUAST-K, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar-190 006 (J.&K.
  • F D Sheikh
    Asstt. Prof., Deptt.of Animal Genetics and Breeding,Division of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry SKUAST-K, Shuhama, Alusteng, Srinagar-190 006 (J.&K.

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Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2012)

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How to Cite

Choudhury, A. R., Baba, M. A., Khan, M., Ganai, T. A., & Sheikh, F. D. (2013). Comparative Gross Anatomical Studies on the Atlas of Chiru (Pantholops hodgsoni) and Sheep (Ovis aries). Indian Journal of Veterinary Anatomy, 24(2). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJVA/article/view/27084