Macroscopic, Microscopic and Histomorphometric Analysis of Intestine, Liver and Pancreas of Ostrich (Struthio camelus) with Advancement of Age and Sex

The primary goal of this study was to document the gross morphological and histological structure histomorphometrical measurements intestines digestive glands ostrich (Struthio camelus) in relation advancing age sex. A total 40 clinically healthy ostriches either sex [(20 males, 20 females comprising two groups, viz, immature (1 month 2.4 years) adult (2.5 10 years)] equal size were selected. Immediately after collection, studies carried out on all organs. Histological histometrical conducted paraffin-embedded tissue sections with Image J® analysis software. Macroscopic parameters intestines, liver pancreas invariably showed a rapid increase (P<0.05) during but maintained plateau negligible increment an group. Contrary other avian species, length small intestine 706 cm large 1218 which means is 1.73 times greater than intestine. colon also larger comparable species increases digestion fiber. Thicknesses layers various had significant adults compared ostriches. growth maturation organs not related each These findings can be extremely beneficial for strategic manipulation feed nutrition enhance rate diagnose pathological processes.