Title
MORPHOMETRY OF INTESTINES OF THE RACCOON DOG (NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES)
Autor
Mirosława Kulawik, Hieronim Frąckowiak, Hubert Jakubowski
Keywords
raccoon dog, intestine, morphometry
Abstract
Analyses were conducted on 20 adult females of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides). The measurements allowed to calculate the mean length of the raccoon dog, amounting to 247.09 cm, and the mean total length of intestines, amounting to 207.83 cm. Mean values of individual intestinal fragments, i.e. duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum and colon with rectum amounted to 31.17, 170.00, 6.65, 8.04 and 31.22 cm, respectively. Jejunum had the highest (68.80%) and ileum the lowest (2.70%) share in the total length of intestines. The highest correlation coefficient characterized the relationship between total length of intestines and total length of small intestine.
Pages
3-8
Cite
Kulawik, M., Frąckowiak, H., Jakubowski, H. (2009). MORPHOMETRY OF INTESTINES OF THE RACCOON DOG (NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES). Acta Sci. Pol. Med. Vet., 8(2), 3-8.
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