Morphometric reference measurements for kidneys in Angora goats

摘要

Goodarzi N., Morphometric reference measurements for kidneys in Angora goats, Onl J Vet Res., 19(11): 762-, 2015. Morphometric measurements from 12 angora goat kidneys, cortex, medulla and renal pelvis are described. Volumes of both kidneys were estimated by Cavalieri's and immersion methods. Mean weight of the right kidney was 66.62 ± 0.2g and left 64.45 ± 0.12g. Volumes of the right and left kidneys determined by immersion (Archimedes) were 64.25 and 61.28ml, and by Cavalieri's method, 64.31 and61.75ml. Right kidney cortex was 64.67 medulla 32.72 and renal pelvis 2.61ml whereas left kidney cortex was 64.03, medulla 32.55 and pelvis 1.04ml. To correct for reference trap, densities were changed to absolute quantities by multiplying them by the reference space volume. The coefficient of error (CE) was < 5% for cortex and medulla and 6.12% for renal pelvis. There was no statistically significant difference in any measurement between any value or right and left kidneys.