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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 20(7):453-464,
2016.
Anatomy of male Persian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus)
reproductive organs.
Ghasem akbari1* DVM, DVCs; Hasan Gilanpour2 DVM, DVCs; Masoud
Adibmoradi2 DVM, DVCs;
1Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary
Medicine, University of Tabriz, 2Department of Basic Sciences,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran- Iran
ABSTRACT
Akbari G, Gilanpour H, Adibmoradi M., Anatomy
of male squirrel (Sciurus anomalus)
reproductive organs, Onl J Vet Res., 20(7):453-464, 2016. Although
squirrels (Sciurus anomalus)
are a wild species, they are kept as domesticated animals with increased
referrals. We describe macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of 7 male Persian
squirrels suffering from ailments not associated with the reproductive tract.
The ellipsoidal testes of the Persian squirrel were large, pink brown with
scrotal pouches in contact with abdominal muscles of the pubis with average
length, 2.17±0.32cm, diameter 1.26±0.21cm, weight 1.55±0.46g and volume
1.87±0.82cm3 comprising 0.82 ± 0.02% body weight. The epididymis was
elongated with convoluted tube attached to testes dorsolaterally
measuring 28.82±0.32cm. Paired ductus deferens ascended in mesoductus
on medial surface of the cauda joining long thick spermatic cords ending in the
urethra without ampulla with average length of 25.28±0.61 cm and diameter
0.11±0.02cm. Accessory glands included coagulating, prostate, and bulbourethral
glands; with the ducts of the bulbourethral glands
independently opening into bulb of penis in dorsal urethra. Average length
was 0.03±0.01cm and width 0.02±0.01cm The duct of the gland ended at urethra at distal penis. The penis was
J-shaped with a length of 5.87±0.68cm length with a penis bone. A nail-like cartilaginous structure was found at the
tip of the penis. Various images represent the described structures.
Key words: Anatomy, duct, Male Reproductive system, Persian
squirrels.