GROSS MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE STOMACH AND INTESTINE OF AN ASIAN ELEPHANT CALF (Elephas maximus indicus).

Autor: Rajani, C. V., Surjith, K. P., Prasanna, K. S., Pradeep, M., Chandy, George, Deepa, P. M., Helna, M. W., Patki, H. S.
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Zdroj: Journal of Indian Veterinary Association; Apr2018, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p38-41, 4p
Abstrakt: Elephants are the herbivores and the largest existing terrestrial mammal. Morphology of stomach and intestine of an elephant calf is described in this study. Elephant possessed simple cylindrical stomach with a well-developed saccus caecus. Small intestine comprised of duodenum, jejunum and ileum and had a length of 55, 350 and 30 cm. respectively. Mucosa of duodenum showed major and minor duodenal papilla located at the same level but on opposite walls. Ileum opened into base of caecum on a papilla, papilla ilealis. Caecum was a blind cylindrical tube and possessed three each of teniae and haustrae, which were muscular bands and sacculations respectively. Colon had two teniae coli and two rows of sacculations. The sacculations were continued in the proximal part of rectum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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