Abstract
http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/2175-7925.2017v30n2p43A paca (Cuniculus paca) é um animal que pertence ao Filo Chordata, Classe Mammalia e Família Cuniculidae. A grande demanda pela carne desse animal levou à sua domesticação e ao desenvolvimento de criatórios na região Amazônica e em outros estados do país. Apesar do crescente consumo da carne de paca, o conhecimento sobre a musculatura ainda é escasso. A descrição anatômica dos membros torácicos da paca dará subsidio para futuros estudos zootécnicos e veterinários, possibilitando o desenvolvimento amazônico concomitante à preservação da espécie. Para o presente estudo, foram utilizadas quatro pacas adultas, provenientes do Projeto Caboclinho da Fazenda Experimental Catuaba/UFAC, sob a autorização IBAMA n°509309, fixadas em solução de formol a 10%. Após dissecação do membro torácico dos animais, foi realizada a descrição anatômica com o subsequente registro fotográfico. Os músculos descritos do membro torácico são semelhantes a outros grupos de animais domésticos, quanto à origem e à inserção muscular.
Highlights
The number of described species in the class Mammalia is approaching 4,809 worldwide
We found that paca forelimb musculature is similar to that of other groups of domestic animals with regard to the origin and muscle insertion
The gross anatomy of C. paca forelimb muscles was described in two portions: the musculature of the arm and forearm, each in medial and lateral view
Summary
The number of described species in the class Mammalia is approaching 4,809 worldwide. Brazil hosts the greatest diversity with 524 described species, corresponding to 11% of the total mammal species (CÂMARA; MURTA, 2003). The number of mammals, birds and reptiles consumed annually through subsistence hunting in the Brazilian Amazon is estimated to be between 9.6 and 23.5 million animals, and 62,808 tons of meat. In order to strengthen programs for sustainable consumption of animal protein in the Amazon region, captive breeding of wild species has been proposed. This is considered an admissible proposal mainly for the species most commonly consumed in the regional community (CAMPO-ROZO; ULLOA, 2003)
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