Morphological measurement of the sternum and ribs of fetuses and neonates in Korean native goats (Capra hircus)

Kim, Chong-Sup; Koh, Phil-Ok; Cho, Gyu-Hyen; Lee, Jong-Hwan; Won, Chung-Kil

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 2005;45(4):451-456.

Chong-Sup Kim¹, Phil-Ok Koh¹, Gyu-Hyen Cho¹, Jong-Hwan Lee², Chung-Kil Won¹

¹Institute of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University
²College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University

한국재래산양 태아와 신생아의 흉골과 늑골 크기에 관한 연구

김종섭¹, 고필옥¹, 조규현¹, 이종환², 원청길¹

¹경상대학교 수의과대학 동물의학연구소
²건국대학교 수의과대학

Abstract

This study was carried out to investigate the skeletal measurement of the sternum and ribs at 60-, 90-, 120-day-old fetuses and neonates of Korean native goats. The total length and width of the ossified part of the sternebrae and ribs were observed at 60-, 90-, 120-day-old fetuses and neonates. The ossification of the ribs from the 1st to the 8th rib was observed in 60-day-old fetuses, but not observed from the 9th to the last rib. In the 90-day-old fetuses, all ribs were observed having ossified parts. In the 60-day-old fetuses, all sternebrae were not observed having ossified parts. All sternebrae were observed having ossified parts in the 90-day-old fetuses. In the 90-day-old fetuses, the length of the ossified parts of each sternebrae was longer than its width. In the 120-day-old fetuses and neonates, the length of the ossified parts of the 1st, 2nd, and 7th sternebrae was longer than its width, but the width of from the 3rd to 6th sternebrae was longer than the length.

Key Words: development, sternum, Korean native goat, rib