The premaxilla (incisive bone) is seen in the closet the region of the skull. An interincisive notch is positioned between the incisive bone and the maxilla. The hard palate is formed by the incisive bone, maxilla and palatine bones. The palatine bone has a large greater palatine foramen.

Frontal view of the skull of Markhoz goat showing 1: frontal bone, 2: nasal bone, 3: incisive bone, 4: parietal bone, 5: intercorneal prominence, 6: supraorbital foramen, 7: frontonasal suture, and 8: palatine fissure.

SUMMARY: The Saanen goat is known as the greatest milk producer among small ruminat breeds. However, its morphometric features still remain unclear. Therefore, the present work aimed to investigate the functional anatomy of the upper and lower j aws as well as the volumetric properties of the male and female Saanen goat for clinical applications.

The facial bones were maxilla, premaxilla (incisive), palatine, pterygoid, nasal, lacrimal, zygomatic (malar), vomer, turbinate, mandible and hyoid. The skull measurements showed that the skull of the goat was elongated and

SARMA, K. Morphological and craniometrical studies on the skull of Kagani Goat (Capra hircus) of Jammu Region. Int. J. Morphol., 24(3):449-455, 2006. SUMMARY: Forty six heads of adult Kagani goats were used in the present study. The frontal bone did not constitute the caudal extent of the frontal surface.