Preservation of goat liver by modern-day glycerine mount vs routine formalin method: A comparative study Saini J., Challana A., Choudhary O.P.* Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary Science, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Bathinda-151 103, Punjab *E-mail address: dr.om.choudhary@gmail.com
Online Published on 12 February, 2024. Abstract In the present study, 12 liver samples, 6 each of adult goats were preserved by glycerine mount and formalin methods. The morphology of liver was almost same i.e. rectangular, divided into the caudate and main lobe in both the preservation methods. The main lobe was subdivided into dorsal, middle and ventral parts. The dorsal border possessed the caudate lobe, the medial border displayed an oesophageal notch, convex partially and presented impressions for the omasum and reticulum on the visceral surface and five ligaments enclosing the liver. The different biometrical characters (length, width, thickness and weight) of liver were significantly (P<0.05) higher in formalin as compared to glycerine mount method. The glycerine mount method is clean and free from any encasing material and preserved the anatomy of livers in their original form. Thus, it was inferred that the glycerine mount is better than the formalin method. Top Keywords Formalin, Glycerine, Goats, Liver, Morphology, Preservation. Top |