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Some preliminary observations on the histological development of the fore-stomachs of the lamb I. Histological changes due to age in the period from 46 days of foetal life to 77 days of post-natal life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

I. D. Wardrop
I. D. Wardrop
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School of Agriculture, University of Melbourne, Australia
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1. A general survey of the histological changes of the fore-stomachs of the lambs from 46 days of foetal life to 77 days of post-natal life is presented.

2. In all the rumen foetal specimens the mucosal surface was smooth. At birth small, conical papillae were visible and from this age onwards these papillae increased rapidly in size and tended to be long and tongue-shaped in appearance. Little change occurred in the appearance of the rumen papillae after 56 days of age.

3. The outlines of the reticulum reticular ribs were visible in the 100-day-old foetal specimen. At birth the normal honeycomb-like structure of the reticulum was well developed, but the papillae on and between the reticular ribs were small and had rounded tips. From 20 days of age onwards the reticulum features increased in size and the papillae became pointed in shape.

4. At 46 days of foetal life the omasum wall was folded to form developing laminae and by 70 days of foetal life laminae of four orders were present. The main age changes in the appearance of the mucosal surface from this age onward was an increase in the length of the laminae, the formation of small conical papillae on the laminae, and an increase in the inter-laminae spaces.

5. All three fore-stomachs showed the same general histological changes with age. The epithelium changed from a stratified cuboidal type in the foetal specimens to a keratinized, stratified, squamous epithelium in the post-natal specimens. The basal layer of the epithelium became folded to form papillae, reticular ribs and laminae, and in the rumen and reticulum further folding of this layer took place to form papillary bodies.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 57 , Issue 3 , November 1961 , pp. 335 - 341
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1961

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