GROSS ANATOMICAL STUDIES ON THE VENOUS DRAINAGE OF THE INTESTINAL TRACT OF THE GOAT

The main purpose of this study was to convey a more precise explanation of the veins drainage of the intestinal tract of the goat. Fifteen adult healthy goats of were used. Immediately after slaughtering of the goat, the portal vein together with the caudal vena cava was injected with gum milk latex colored blue with ultramine. Theresults showed that the duodenum was drained by the cranial pancreaticoduodenal and caudal duodenal veins. The jejunum was drained by the jejunal veins. The ileum was drained by the ileal, mesenteric ileal and antimesenteric ileal veins. The cecum was drained by the cecal vein. The ascending colon was drained by the colic branches and right colic veins. The transverse colon was drained by the middle colic vein. The descending colon was drained by the middle and left colic veins. The sigmoid colon was drained by the sigmoid veins. The rectum was drained by the cranial, middle and caudal rectal veins.