Abstract

HURTADO, Ernesto; GONZALEZ, Carlos  and  VECCHIONACCE, Hiram. Morphometry of vital organs of Creole pigs in Apure state, Venezuela. Zootecnia Trop. [online]. 2006, vol.24, n.3, pp.205-211. ISSN 0798-7269.

In order to evaluate the morfometry of the vital organs in Creole pigs in natural conditions in the Apure state, Venezuela,  32 Creole  adult  pigs (15 females and 17 males) located in Achaguas, Pedro Camejo and Biruaca municipalities were used. The organs measured and weighed were: Stomach, liver, small intestine, large intestine and lungs. It was accomplished descriptive statistic analysis and variance for the morfometric variables, having sex. as sole effect.  Females did  not present inferior averages to  males (P>0.05), with exception  of the weight of the large intestine, the one which was greater in a 11 %, and the length of the small intestine, longer in a 9% (P<0.05). The weight and the length of the liver is greater in the females; however, these differences are not statistics. The weight and length of the lungs did not present differences (P>0.05). It is concluded that, under natural conditions of rearing, the effect of sex is not cause of variation in the Creole pig for a great majority of its vital organs.

Keywords : Creole pigs; morphometry; Apure state; Venezuela.