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bulletOx/ Bull
bulletelongated with oval outline
bulletyellow parenchyma
bulletheavy veining
bulletnarrow epididymis - closely attached along posterior border - head is long and curved over the upper extremity and 1/3 the way down the anterior border
bulletweight approx 280-340 g

 

 

bulletSheep/ Ram
bulletsimilar to bull - but smaller
bulletpear shaped and more rounded than a bull's
bulletlight veining
bulletweight approx 250-280 g

 

 

 

bulletPig/ Boar
bulletvery large and irregularly elliptical
bulletgrey/ brown parenchyma
bulletbranched main vein
bulletdistinct lobulations
bulletabundant interlobular tissue
bulletwell developed epididymis - forms blunt conical projection at both ends of testicle

 

 

 

bulletHorse/ Stallion
bulletrelatively smaller than those of the other animals
bulletred/ grey parenchyma
bulletovoid but compressed from side to side
bulletlight veining
bulletbody of epididymis loosly attached but the head and tail are more firmly attached to the lower thirds of the upper and lower extremities
bulletweight approx 220 g

 

 

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