Abstract
The present postnatal developmental study was conducted on 18 healthy pigs (Sus Scrofa domesticus) irrespective of sex. The size, shape, colour, weight, volume, length, width, and thickness were studied. Gross features revealed that the spleen in the pig was an elongated flat lymphoid organ located on the left side of the abdominal cavity along the greater curvature of the stomach in close relation to it and the colon. The colour of the spleen changed from reddish brown in the early stages to dark brown with the advancement of age. The pig's spleen presented two surfaces, two borders and two extremities, of which the parietal surface was convex and related to the left lateral wall of the abdomen. The visceral surface was divided by a longitudinal ridge into the anterior area related to the stomach and the posterior area to the colon. Hilus was located on the ridge. All gross parameters increased with the advancement of age in this study.
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