Vol. 9, Issue 2, Part K (2024)

Author(s): Nripendra Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Krishna Nand Singh, Srinivas Sathapathy, Deepak Kumar Chaurasia, Diksha Lade and Apoorva Verma

Abstract: Present study was designed to study the gross morphology of mammary gland of Barbari goats. For this mammary glands of 24 Barbari goats were used. All biometric parameters were measured by Vernier caliper and measuring scale. Udder was located in the inguinal region and composed of two glands each drained with single teat canal and possess single teat orifice. The average length of udder was 14.07±0.24 cm, depth of udder was 8.59±0.12 cm, and the width was 13.63±0.38 cm. The left teat length in Barbari goat ranged from 1.88 to 3.75 cm and the averaged 2.86±0.13 cm. The right teat length ranged from 1.96 to 3.76 cm and the averaged 3.06±0.19 cm. The left teat diameter in Barbari goat ranged from 0.74 to 3.75 cm with a mean of 2.24±0.25 cm. The right teat diameter ranged from 0.74 to 3.76 cm with a mean of 2.50±0.25 cm. The distance between the teats ranged from 3.55 to 8.00 cm with an average of 5.59±0.29 cm.

DOI: 10.22271/veterinary.2024.v9.i2k.1322