phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at o:3165 DOI 10.3390/ani14111674 Study on Anatomical Structures of the Dromedary Udder The objectives of the present study were to describe specific anatomical structures of the dromedary udder. Eighty-six dromedary udders were examined, taking morphological measurements and producing injection casts using resin, gelatin, and paraffin. The udder of the dromedaries consists of four quarters. The shape of the udders and teats varies considerably between animals and is influenced by age, breeding, and lactation status. The most frequently found udder form was the globular udder (48.8%) and the most common teat form in this study was the funnel teat (44.2%). The most common teat tip shape was a smooth or a slightly rough ring teat (61.6%). Injection casts showed a complete separation of the teat canals. There is also no communication between tributary mammary complexes. Resin injections of the glandular tissue adjacent to the teat cistern showed an extensive branching into large, medium, and small milk ducts. Frozen sections of the udder revealed complete separation of the right and left mammary complex through the Sulcus intermammarius. The teat sections showed longitudinal folds from the tip of the teat to the base of the teat. A ring fold at the transition from the Ductus papillaris to the teat cistern was present. The results of this study increase the knowledge of the anatomical structures of the dromedary udder, which may be useful for breeding a selection of dairy dromedaries. eng Machine Milking; Camels; Mastitis 2024-07-01T13:59:31.312Z LOMv1.0 Author BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Müller;Annika; FN:Annika Müller X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6614-8655 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Wittek;Thomas; FN:Thomas Wittek X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6113-8458 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Appelt;Andre; FN:Andre Appelt END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Juhász;Judit; FN:Judit Juhász END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Nagy;Péter; FN:Péter Nagy END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Wernery;Ulrich; FN:Ulrich Wernery X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8693-854X END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Kinne;Joerg; FN:Joerg Kinne X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1015-6546 END:VCARD https://w3id.org/kim/hcrt/scheme https://w3id.org/kim/hcrt/text Textdokument Text LOMv1.0 yes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 application/pdf 5069069 https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:3165 https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/api/object/o:3165/thumbnail LOMv1.0 discipline