UDC 619: 599.735.31
DOI: 10.36871/vet.zoo.bio.202301001

Authors

Natalya A. Slesarenko,
Eldiyar O. Oganov,
Elena O. Shirokova,
Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MVA by K. I. Skryabin, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

The article presents the morphological and functional characteristics of the posterior femoral muscle group of the hip joint in the noble spotted deer.
The research was carried out at the Department of Anatomy and Histology of Animals named after Professor A. F. Klimov of the Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology – MBA named after K. I. Scriabin. The objects of research were a mature noble spotted deer (n=5). The article presents anatomical features of the posterior femoral group of hip extensors in the subspecies of red deer – spotted deer, which are absent in the available literature. The topological features of anatomical formations of the sciatic tubercle are revealed – the presence of dorsal, lateral and medial outgrowths on it. The last outgrowth of the spotted deer is on the same level with the lateral one, unlike the reindeer, which has a ventral outgrowth located below the dorsal outgrowth.
As a result of our research, it was found that the gluteal-biceps muscle of the noble spotted deer is fleshy, the largest among the thigh muscles, forms a convex (rounded) contour in the gluteal region, filling most of the gluteal region. Extending in the distal direction, the muscle participates in the formation of the lateral and caudal contour of the thigh, and on the lateral surface of the lower leg forms a flattened tendon, following from the lateral surface of the kneecap, the cranial crest of the tibia to the calcaneal mound of the flattened. The established structural communications of the studied muscles may reflect their functional relationship. The data obtained are reference in assessing the biomechanics of the stato-locomotor act in representatives of the reindeer, as well as in the diagnosis of damage to the musculoskeletal system.

Keywords

noble spotted deer, pelvic limb, muscles