Postnatal Changes in Morphology and Morphometry of Testis  of Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris)

Authors

  • S Tamilselvan Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, GB Pant University of Agriculture &Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Meena Mrigesh Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, GB Pant University of Agriculture &Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Uttarakhand, India.
  • Ishwar Singh Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, GB Pant University of Agriculture &Technology, Pantnagar-263145, Uttarakhand, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.20.2.13

Keywords:

Guinea fowl, Morphology, Morphometry, Postnatal, Testis

Abstract

This work was carried out on testes of 54 apparently healthy male guinea fowl (Pearl variety) at different age groups from Day old to 28 weeks at monthly interval. The testes were paired organs, located within the abdominal cavity attached to the dorsal body wall by mesorchium. After hatching at day old, the testes were indistinct and very difficult to demarcate. From 24 weeks onwards abundant fat tissues were observed in and around the testes and associated regions. They were small rice sized upto 8 weeks of age followed by elongated bean shaped, white to creamy white in colour from 12 to 28 weeks of age. The weight, length, width, and volume of guinea fowl testes increases as the age advanced.

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2024-03-10

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2024): The Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology (IJVSBT) (Mar-Apr) 2024

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Tamilselvan, S., Mrigesh, M., & Singh, I. (2024). Postnatal Changes in Morphology and Morphometry of Testis  of Guinea Fowl (Numida meleagris). Indian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Biotechnology, 20(2), 64–68. https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.20.2.13
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