Some macromorphological observations on the venous drainage of the udder in the she-donkey

ABSTRACT

The mammary glands in the she-donkey was drained by the V. epigastrica caudalis and the V. epigastrica caudalis superficialis. The former arose from the V. profunda femoris and issued the V. mammaria profunda. On reaching the base of the mammary gland, the latter vessel gave off the rami medialis, media and lateralis. The V.epigastrica caudalis superficialis was detached from the V. mammaria superficialis which divided into ramus cranialis and ramus caudalis