Abstract
The present study was carried out on a total number of six adult Saedi sheep and 16 thoracic and pelvic limbs of mature saedi sheep of both sexes collected from the slaughter house. In addition, two cases of interdigital cysts were reported in Rahmany sheep. The results indicated that interdigital pouch is present in the four limbs of sheep of both sexes. The pouch is a tube like a pipe with long narrow neck and wide blind sac. Surgical excision of the pouch is easy and can be performed without any post-operative complications. For the first time, according to the available literatures, two cases of interdigital cysts were reported and subjected to treatment by excision of the cysts without any postoperative complications.
Highlights
The skin of sheep has cutaneous pouches, which include; infraorbital pouch, inguinal pouch and interdigital pouch (IDP)
The results indicated that interdigital pouch is present in the four limbs of sheep of both sexes
The current study agreed that the IDP is present in all feet of male and female sheep
Summary
The skin of sheep has cutaneous pouches, which include; infraorbital pouch, inguinal pouch and interdigital pouch (IDP). The IDP (biflex canal) is a peculiar tubular invagination of the integument opens at the dorsal aspect of the interdigital cleft It is a bent tube, extends downward and backward and curved sharply upward between the distal ends of the first phalanges. On sagittal section, it resembles the shape of the pipe, composing of a narrow long neck and a blind sac(Frandson and spurgeon, 1992, Aslan et al, 2010).The subcutis forms a capsule around it. Sheep showed an ability to distinguish between conspecifics by olfaction. They are able to discriminate between odors from pairs of secretion collected from Interdigital pouch of different animals (Baldwin and Meese, 1997)
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