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Abstract
Gholami, S., Ghazi, S.R. and Khaksar, Z. 1996. Postnatal changes of termination of spinal cord in camel (Camelus dromedarius). J. Appl. Anim. Res., 11: 69–72.
The vertebral level of termination of the spinal cord was determined during postnatal life of male camel. Observations showed that termination of the spinal cord varies with the age of animal. In new born animals upto one month age, the spinal cord terminated at third sacral vertebra, while in one year old, mostly within middle and caudal third of second sacral vertebra and rarely within cranial third of third sacral vertebra. In 2.5–3 years old animal, the termination of spinal cord was at the level of middle third to caudal third of second sacral vertebra and then with the advancement of age at 4–6 years, it was terminated in middle third to cranial third of second sacral vertebra and beyond the age of 7 years upto 10 years mostly in cranial third of second vertebra. Therefore, it can be concluded that, the conus medullaris was preceded from caudal third of third sacral vertebra at neonate while in adult stage to cranial third of second sacral vertebra.