The arterial blood supply of the pelvic limb of the equines { Eouus asinus}

The study of the arterial blood supply of the pelv1elimb of the donkey was oarried out on 20 donkeys, 4 - 7years old, fourteen females and six males. The speoimenswere injected through the abdominal aorta with gum milk(latex) coloured with carmin stain~4 brief review of the available literature on thearterial blood supply of all domestic animals is given~tion, radiograph.y and synovial fluid analysls - According to the pathological changes occuring inthe joint articulations the well-known surgical methods were applied for the treatment. - As regards the age end kind of work, the resultsindicated that the majority of the patients were between 4-7 years old with a peak at 4-5 years. Draft animals were most frequently affected (75.6%).- The distribution of cases as regards the pathologicalcondition of the joints revealed that 60% of the totalcases were affected with degenera.tive a.rthri”tis and 0steo···