Open AccessGross Structure and Biometry of Ovary in Kadaknath and White Leghorn Breeds of Fowl
Author(s) -
Dinesh Kumar,
Rakhi Vaish,
J.K. Bhardwaj,
Yogita Pandey,
Naresh Gupta,
Nidhi Rajput
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the indian journal of veterinary sciences and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2395-1176
pISSN - 2394-0247
DOI - 10.21887/ijvsbt.v12i4.7676
Subject(s) - ovary , biology , body weight , veterinary medicine , anatomy , zoology , medicine , endocrinology
A Gross morphologic and biometric study was conducted on ovaries of a total 72 female chicks/growers, 36 each of Kadaknath and White Leghorn (WLH) breeds. The birds were groupedaccording to age into 6 (I-VI) groups, viz., 1, 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 weeks old. The gross observationsrevealed that the left ovary was elongated triangular with base directed rostrally and conical apexcaudally in all the groups of Kadaknath and WLH, except in age group V and VI of WLH. The meanweight of the ovary in age group I was 0.08±0.01g and 0.08±0.18 g, which increased to 0.31±0.04g and 21.17±2.29 g in Kadaknath and WLH, respectively. The mean length of ovary in Kadaknathwas 0.68±0.03 cm in age group I, which increased to 2.02±0.09 cm in age group VI. The meanlength of ovary was slightly more in WLH than Kadaknath group I, which became more than twicein age group VI.