Year: 2021 | Month: December | Volume 11 | Issue 6
Gross and Morphometrical Studies on the Female Reproductive Tract of White Leghorn and Kadaknath Hens
Tanvi Mahajan
Sanjeev Joshi
Pankaj Kumar Thanvi
Mahendra Saini
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.06.2021.18
Abstract:
This study was conducted on 50 mature female birds comprising of 25 Kadaknath and 25 White Leghorn hens procured from the poultry farm of College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner. The left ovary of White Leghorn showed presence of hierarchy of mature follicles where as that of Kadaknath appeared as bunch of grapes. The length, width and follicular diameter were significantly higher in White Leghorn than Kadaknath hens. No significant difference was observed in the body weight of both the breeds. The mean length and weight of oviduct was significantly higher in White Leghorn than Kadaknath hens. Magnum was the longest segment with an average length of 19.216±1.44 cm in White Leghorn and 9.145±0.63 cm in Kadaknath whereas vagina was the shortest segment with an average length of 3.233±0.24 cm in White Leghorn and 1.352±0.09 cm in Kadaknath hens.
Highlights
- The mean length, width and weight of ovary were significantly higher in White Leghorn than Kadaknath hens.
- Magnum was the longest segment and vagina was the shortest segment of oviduct in both the breeds.
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