Gross Morphological Studies on the Ovaries of She-Camel (Camelus dromedarius)

In this study, the ovaries of six female camels (Camelus dromedarius) were examined gross morphologically. The ovaries were located at the level of the 6^th and 7^th lumbar vertebrae and were suspended by the broad ligament, with the left ovary commonly positioned more cranio-ventrally than the right. The ovaries were connected to the broad ligament by the ovarian ligament. Young camels exhibited a thinner broad ligament compared to older ones. Each ovary was enclosed by the bursa ovarica, with fimbriae of the oviduct attached at the hilus. The size and appearance of the ovaries varied with the animal’s age and reproductive activity, becoming more irregular and lobulated with age due to follicles, corpus luteum, and corpus albicans. Each ovary had two borders, ends, and surfaces, with visible follicles and corpora lutea during the breeding season. The left ovary was generally larger than the right, with mature corpus luteum being compact and spherical. The size of Graafian follicles ranged from 1.5 to 3.0 cm. The study found that the left ovary measured larger in all dimensions compared to the right ovary.