acomparative osteometric evaluation of some cranial indices of clinical significance in goats (capra hircus) from the middlebelt regions of nigeria

background:there is no comprehension data on anatomicalindices of nigerian goats. objectives: to show osteometricvalues of some cranial indices in nigerian goats. methods:sixty (60) goat skulls that were found around makurdi, kwande,katsina-ala and the neighbouring adamawa state of nigeria,were studied by investigating the 30 craniometric values.results: the measured distance from the facial tuberosity tothe infraorbital foramen was 2.33±0.29 cm and 1.80±0.14 cmfor females and males, respectively. in addition, the distancefrom the medial canthus to the supraorbital foramen was 27±0.31cm for females and 2.83±0.24 cm for males; from the lateralalveolar root to the mental foramen was 2.05±0.07 cm forfemales and 5.10±7.28 cm for males; and from the mandibularforamen to the ventral border of mandible was 5.90±0.14 cm forfemales and 5.48±0.43 cm for males. conclusions: thisbreed of goat might be a different phenotype of the breeds that isavailable in nigeria.