Radiographic Pelvimetry in the Chukar Partridge (Alectoris Chukar)

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Nastaran Rajabi ¹ , Mehdi Rezaei ² , Mohammadreza Hosseinchi ³

1 - D.V.M. Graduate, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran.
3 - Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran.

Received: 2025-01-09 Accepted : 2025-03-26 Published : 2025-03-19

Keywords: Radioanatomy, Chukar quail, Pelvis, Morphology, Morphometry, ,

Abstract :

The current study aimed to investigate the normal anatomy of the pelvis of the Chukar quail (Alectoris Chukar) using radiography method. In this descriptive-cross-sectional study used carcasses of 10 adult chukar partridges (5 males and 5 females) with an average age of 1-5 years and a mean weight of 560 gr. For radiographic studies, lateral and ventro-dorsal radiographs were obtained from each chukar partridge carcass, and plyometric measurements were performed on the radiographs. Following radiography, anatomical studies were performed. According to the results of this study, the inner surface of the pelvis was fused with spines and transverse processes of the synsacrum. The ventral openings of the pelvic neural canals were closed by trabecular bone, so pelvic neural canals were absent in this bird. The acetabulum joint was located between the femoral neck and the antitrochanter. The caudal extremity of the ischium bone was fused with the pubis. The values of MPW, CaPw, CaIw, RIA, and MIW parameters were higher in female chukar quails than in males, and this difference was statistically significant (P≤0.05). The values of SL, ICaW, AW, IA, and LIA parameters were higher in male quails than in females, and apart from the SL parameter, no statistically significant differences were observed between them (P≥0.05). Simultaneous study of radiological and anatomical examinations of the pelvis of the chukar quail provided a high correlation of findings. The results of this research can be used in identifying anatomical characteristics and studying different species of chukar quail, teaching anatomy and interpreting radiological images, as well as in clinical examinations and treatment of this bird.

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