BIOMETRICAL STUDY OF FEMALE GENITALIA OF COWS

Abstract

Abstract Genitalia of 405 local and cross breed cows were from Al- Ramadi abattoir , during the period from July , 1999 to Feb , 2000 . The aim of the study was determined to investigate the biometrical dimensions of the female genitalia of cows . The percentage of pregnancy was 6.2% ( 25/465 ) .The average dimension and weight of right ovary was greater than that of the left one . The average in pregnant genitalia were 2.64 ± 0.41 cm , 1.93 ± 0.45 cm , 1.59 ± 0.53 cm , and 5.34 ± 2.62 gm for the right ovary and for the left one were 2.72 ± 0.48 cm , 14.4 ± 0.48 cm , 1.59 ± 0.45 cm , and 4.81 ± 2.78 gm. The type of pregnancy were single in all pregnant samples . The sex of the fetus was male in 72.2% of the pregnant genitalia . The early pregnancy showed in 80% of the samples.The average dimension and weight of the right ovary in non-pregnant genitalia were 2.67± 0.53 cm , 1.93 ± 0.46 cm , 0.44 ± 0.48 cm , and 4.31 ± 2.22 gm and 1.36 ± 0.34 cm , and 3.76 ± 1.79 gm .The average length of both right and left oviduct were record to be 21.31 ± 3.36 cm , 20.75 ± 3.16 cm respectively . The average length of both right and left uterine horns were recorded to be 20.05 ± 3.38 cm , 20.24 ± 4.43 cm respectively , while the length of both uterine body and cervix were 1.69 ± 0.69 cm and 3.99 ± 0.88 cm respectively .