Macroanatomical comparison and examination of external carotid artery and last branches in the abaza (capra aegagrus) and gurcu (capra falconeri) goats

Semine Dalga,Kadir Aslan

doi:10.30704/http-www-jivs-net.974302

Abstract

The aim of this research is to macroanatomically compare and examine the arteria (a.) carotis externa and its last branches that provide arterial vascularization of the head region of Abaza and Gurcu goats. For this purpose, a total of 10 Abaza and 10 Gurcu goat heads were used. In both goat breeds, a. carotis communis continued as a. carotis externa. In both goat breeds, according to the vein order not taking place in nomina veterinaria anatomica, a common stem belonging to a. temporalis superficialis and a. transversa faciei was observed. In addition to this common stem, the presence of a common stem belonging to a. malaris and a. infraorbitalis, not mentioned in the nomina, in both goat breeds was detected. In Gurcu goats, 70% of the materials disappeared by getting thinner after being seperated from a. carotis externa of a. lingualis dextra. As a result, although the distribution of a. carotis externa in the head region of Abaza and Gurcu goats is generally similar to other small ruminants, some differences were determined in the origin points, courses and the number of sub-branches of the branches originating from the a. carotis externa.

Highlights

Abaza goat (Capra aegagrus): Abaza goats, which are mainly bred in the province of Artvin in Turkey, are generally bronze, white, black and brown in color
In 70% of the materials in Gurcu goats, a. lingualis dextra was observed to be disappeared after being separated from a. carotis externa and the right side of the tongue was fed by a strong branch coming from a. lingualis sinistra (Figure 5/1)
In both Abaza and Gurcu goats, the a. carotis externa was determined to be the continuation of a. carotis communis

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Introduction

Abaza goat (Capra aegagrus): Abaza goats, which are mainly bred in the province of Artvin in Turkey, are generally bronze, white, black and brown in color (figure 1). The mouth, around the eyes, horns and legs may be black. It is in thin form in terms of body structure and it is likened to gazelle. The females can be horned or hornless, while the males have xiphoid, flat and broadly shaped horns. The horn structure of the females with horns is small and similar to that of a male goat (Batu 1951, Sezgin et al 2010). Gurcu goat (Capra falconeri): Gurcu goats, known as Tbilisi goat or Caucasian goat, whose origins are Caucasian, are bred and raised in Northern Anatolia, especially in the province of Kars and Çıldır a district of Ardahan.

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