A Comparative Study on the Gastrocnemius Muscle Histomorphology in Male and Female Chabro Chickens | Chapter 1 | Research Perspective on Biological Science Vol. 3

Chicken meat has several advantages over red meat, especially its nutrient content. The present study was conducted on the gastrocnemius muscle of 36 apparently healthy Chabro chickens. 18 males and 18 females were divided into three age groups, viz, Group I (6 weeks), Group II (8 weeks) and Group III (10 weeks). Anatomically, the gastrocnemius muscle forms the drumstick part in poultry. In the intermyofiber space, large irregular-shaped fibroblasts with one or more darkly stained heterochromatic nuclei and cytoplasmic projections extending around the muscle fibres, blood capillaries with nucleated RBCs and oval-shaped myosatellite cells with large spindle-shaped nuclei were observed. In female birds, the mean muscular tissue area per cent increased continuously with age. In male birds, the mean fascicular diameter of muscle increased continuously with age. In conclusion, the inter-myofiber distance was greater in female birds. The mean diameter, cross-sectional area of myofibers, fascicular diameter and area of fascicle of muscle increased with age in both sexes.

 

Author (s) Details

Y. Pandey
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow- 453 441, Nenaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Madhya Pradesh, India.

 

A. Pathak
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science, DUVASU, Mathura- 281 001, Uttar Pradesh, India.

 

M. M. Farooqui
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science, DUVASU, Mathura- 281 001, Uttar Pradesh, India.

 

A. Prakash
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science, DUVASU, Mathura- 281 001, Uttar Pradesh, India.

 

A. Pandey
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow- 453 441, Nenaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Madhya Pradesh, India.

 

A. Verma
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Mhow- 453 441, Nenaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Madhya Pradesh, India.

 

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