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Quantitative evaluation of water buffalo cannon bones |
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| Creator | 1. Jamal Nourinezhad 2. Yazdan Mazaheri 3. Atefeh Raee |
| Title | Quantitative evaluation of water buffalo cannon bones |
| Publisher | International Buffalo Information Centre, Office of The University Library, Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand) |
| Publication Year | 2557 |
| Journal Title | Buffalo Bulletin |
| Journal Vol. | 33 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 43-53 |
| Keyword | Water buffaloes,Bubalus bubalis,Cannon bones,Metacarpal bone,Metatarsal bone,Measurement,Iran |
| ISSN | 1256726 |
| Abstract | The objective of this study was to evaluate different variables of the left and right metacarpal and metatarsal bones, especially with respect to the length of their lateral and medial parts. Measurements were done on forty cannon bones of 10 male water buffaloes by direct anatomical measurements. There were significant differences between the mean values of the greatest length of the lateral part (LL) and the greatest length of the medial part (ML) in the metacarpal bone and the metatarsal bone (p LT 0.001). In the metatarsal bones, the LL and ML were longer than those of the metacarpal bones (p LT 0.001). The metacarpal bones, the mean value of LL in 75 percent (15/20) was greater by 2.17 mm than the ML, in 10 percent (2/20) of specimens the LL and ML were the same, and in 15 percent (3/20), specimens the ML were longer. In all metatarsal bones, the mean value of LL was greater by 6.08 mm than the ML. In conclusion, the length asymmetry of water buffalo cannon bones might not affect on the development of digital and claw diseases, while this anatomical difference plays an important role in bovine lameness. This might be related to the natural habits of water buffalo and the type of environment. This study provides additional and important information as reference value in order to discriminate between complete or broken limb skeleton elements of water buffalo and other artiodactyla species in archaeozoological assemblages. |
