Morphometric Observations of the tongue of the domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos domestica).

  • Abdulrahman Bello Faculty of veterinary medicine, Department of veterinary Anatomy, Usmanu Danfodiyo university, Sokoto
  • J. E. Onu Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
  • M. I. Jimoh Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
  • O. Olushola Department of Theriogenology and Animal production, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
Keywords: Biometry, Camel, Non-pregnant, Reproductive tract, Northern Nigeria.,

Abstract

A Biometric study was conducted on the tongue of twenty-five (25) adult domestic duck collected from the Sokoto metropolitan poultry and fish modern market, over a period of seven days . A pair of scissors, a scalpel and a blade was used to incise, excise, separate or debride various parts of the oral cavity to expose the organ for research. Results showed that the tongue is characterized by an elongated triangular format. At a point, approximately 2/3 the length of the lingual corpus there is a distinct depression, separating the caudal one-third of the lingual corpus from its rostral two-third. On the dorsal surface of the apex and body of the tongue, a median groove is found. A unique feature of the tongue in domestic Duck is the presence of many fine overlapping needle-shaped processes at both lateral sides of the caudal lingual apex. A single row of large conical papillae is observed symmetrically in the marginal region between the body and root of the tongue. Biometrically the mean dimension

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2015-07-07
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Bello, A., Onu, J., Jimoh, M., & Olushola, O. (2015). Morphometric Observations of the tongue of the domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos domestica). Research Journal of Phytomedicine, 1(1), 30-32. Retrieved from http://asdpub.com/index.php/rjp/article/view/20
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