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Gross Morphological Studies on Liver of Barbari Goat

Author: Nimgaonkar Mayur Sudhirrao, K.N. Singh, Mukesh Kumar, R.K. Joshi and Amit Singh Vishen

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Abstract

Current study was conducted on the gross morphology of the liver of 6 Barbari goats of either sex. Barbari goat is also known as “city breed” and have highest milk fat percentage among all the goat breeds. Liver being the largest gland of the body, helps in different metabolic functions of body. To gather sufficient information from the gross anatomic perspective was the moto for the present study. Current study revealed that liver was found to be situated obliquely downward and forward from lumbocostal angle to level of 7th or 8th rib. The colour of liver was reddish to dark brown, having two surfaces and four borders. The average length of liver was found to be 8.12 inches, average width of left, right and caudate lobe was found to be 3.48, 3.47 and 2.47 inches respectively. While thickness of left, right and caudate lobe was 1.65, 1.53, 0.73 inches. The average volume of liver was found to be 294 ml. The gall bladder is attached to the right lobe of liver on visceral surface just above the omasal impression.

Keywords

Liver, largest gland, Barbari goat, gall bladder, Gross morphology

Conclusion

The liver is the largest gland of the body and is situated in the abdominal cavity obliquely downward and forward extending from lumbocostal angle to level of 7th or 8th rib and having reddish brown colour. It is kept in position by the five ligaments. It has 2 surfaces parietal and visceral, parietal surface is convex and attached to the diaphragm which visceral surface was found to have impressions of different related organs like omasum, abomasum, reticulum, right kidney etc, while liver was having four borders. It was found that liver is having 3 lobes namely left, right and caudate, gall bladder was found attached on the right lobe on visceral surface.

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How to cite this article

Nimgaonkar Mayur Sudhirrao, K.N. Singh, Mukesh Kumar, R.K. Joshi and Amit Singh Vishen (2023). Gross Morphological Studies on Liver of Barbari Goat. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(1): 388-391.