Ovaries and uteri of 40 apparently normal, sexually mature female Sahelian goats (30 pregnant and10 non - pregnant) were obtained and measured, immediately after slaughter, at the Metropolitan abattoir, Maiduguri, Nigeria, over a period of one year. This was with the aim of documenting pregnancy related biometrical changes in them. The diameter and thickness of the right ovary showed extremely significant increase (p
Key words: biometry, ovary, pregnancy, sahelian goats, uterus.
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