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ArticleVeterinary and animal science2026

Osteomorphological Description and Osteometric Variation of Long Bones in Ethiopian Indigenous Naked Neck Chickens in Quara District, Northwest Ethiopia.

Zerihun Getie Wassie, Bemrew Admassu Mengistu, Gashaw Getaneh Dagnaw, Saleamlak Abebe Bihonegn, Abdo Megra Geda, Assaye Wollelie Fentie, Teketay Bayleyegn Derso, Kefale Ambachew Shiferaw, Abraham Belete Temesgen

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Zerihun Getie WassieDepartment of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Bemrew Admassu MengistuDepartment of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Gashaw Getaneh DagnawDepartment of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Saleamlak Abebe BihonegnSchool of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Abdo Megra GedaDepartment of the Donkey Sanctuary Project, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University, Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
Assaye Wollelie FentieSchool of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Teketay Bayleyegn DersoSchool of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Woldia University, Woldia, Ethiopia.
Kefale Ambachew ShiferawDepartment of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Gondar, P.O. Box: 196, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Abraham Belete TemesgenDepartment of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

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Abstract

Osteomorphological and osteometric assessments provide valuable information on skeletal characteristics and biological variation in indigenous chicken populations, yet data on the long bones of Ethiopian Indigenous Naked Neck chickens remain limited. This study aimed to characterize osteomorphology and evaluate osteometric variation of selected long bones in Indigenous Naked Neck chickens from Quara District, Northwest Ethiopia. Sixteen clinically healthy chickens, comprising eight males and eight females, were allocated to two predefined age groups: 8-month-old younger chickens and 14-month-old older chickens. The humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, and tarsometatarsus were examined morphologically and assessed using standardized osteometric procedures. Significant differences in bone weight and osteometric measurements were observed between the predefined age groups and sexes (

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Age groupGallus gallus domesticusLong bonesNaked Neck chickenOsteometrySex

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