Macro-Anatomical and Morphometric Investigation of the Tongue and Lingual Papillae in the Guinea fowl (Numida meleagridis)

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Conical papillae, Numida meleagridis, Papillae linguales caudales, Tongue, Lingual

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the macroanatomy and morphometric of the tongue of the guinea fowl. Six chicks (6-7 weeks), six layer hens (9-13 weeks) and six studs guinea fowl were used to study and determine the anatomical features of the tongue of the guinea fowl. Papillae of the tongue were examined photos of the general anatomic structures were taken. Morphometry was calculated by statistical analysis. The tongue was triangular shaped, and consisted of apex, corpus, and radix sections. The papillae linguales caudales were on both sides of the corpus and radix linguae. Conical papillae were found to be sequentially V shaped at the radix. Thus, in this study, the anatomy and morphometric of the tongue of the guinea fowl tongue were examined in details and the similarities and differences between the tongue of the guinea fowl and the tongue of other poultry species were investigated.

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Ramazan İlgün, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Aksaray, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Aksaray, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey

Nilgün Kuru, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cumhuriyet, 58140 Sivas, Turkey

Prof.Dr. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cumhuriyet, 58140 Sivas, Turkey

Ferhan Bölükbaş, Department of Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Aksaray, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey

Research assistant Department of Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Aksaray, 68100 Aksaray, Turkey

Fatih Mehmet Gür, Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nigde Omer Halis Demir, 51240 Nigde, Turkey

Assist.Prof.Dr. Department of Histology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nigde Omer Halis Demir, 51240 Nigde, Turkey

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13.08.2019

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İlgün, R., Kuru, N., Bölükbaş, F., & Gür, F. M. (2019). Macro-Anatomical and Morphometric Investigation of the Tongue and Lingual Papillae in the Guinea fowl (Numida meleagridis). Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 7(8), 1233–1236. Retrieved from https://agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/2678

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