Realization of an Osteological Montage of Domestic Animals at the Museum of Anatomy of the Inter-State School of Veterinary Sciences and Medicine of Dakar
A. Dia *
Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Inter-State School of Veterinary Sciences and Medicine of Dakar, BP 5077, Dakar, Senegal.
B. Kabkia
Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Inter-State School of Veterinary Sciences and Medicine of Dakar, BP 5077, Dakar, Senegal.
A. Ben Khalifa
Department of Anatomy, Sidi Thabet National School of Veterinary Medicine, Ariana, Sidi Thabet, Tunisie.
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Abstract
The present study aims to perform osteological mounting of domestic animals of the more well-known groups. To realize the different osteological mounts, we used a non-ligamentary mounting method. This technique consists in gluing the bones next to each other on a wooden or metallic structure. The bones are drilled and reinforced with aluminum wire. This method was preceded by a preparation step that included fleshing, degreasing, and rinsing. At the end of our study, 29 skeletons of bovids (including sheep, goats, and cattle), equids (horses), poultry, suids, carnivorans, camelids, leporids and wild animals were reconstructed.
Keywords: Osteological mounting, museum, animals, domestic, Anatomy, EISMV, Dakar