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Myologie du membre pelvien du Dindon domestique Meleagris gallopavo
Author(s) -
Abourachid Anick
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.1991.tb00294.x
Subject(s) - meleagris gallopavo , biology , zoology
Summary The musculature of the pelvic limb in the turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo ) Pelvic limbs of 150 turkeys from a normal farmer's strain and from an Broad Breasted strain were examined by dissection to determine growth from birth to adulthood. Schematic figures and photographs show the course of the dissection. The pictures show how the muscles are related to the skeleton of the pelvic limb in the farmer's strain as well as demonstrate the surfaces upon which the muscles insert. The configuration of the muscles in the turkey are similar to the generally known model in birds. It is necessary, however, to describe the musculature and its relations to the skeleton before functional conclusions can be drawn or before studies of deficiencies in movements related to the selection of broad breasted strains can be made.