| Species Differences (Scapula) | |||||
| Important features | Horse | Pig | Dog | Small ruminants (sheep & Goat) | |
| Scapular spine | Placed further backward | Spine is triangular and very wide in its middle | Placed at the middle | Placed further forward /cranially | |
| Tuber spine (Tuberosity of spine) | More developed and wide | Large and well developed | rudimentary | absent | |
| Acromion process | Absent | Rudimentary | Short and blunt | Short & pointed | |
| Tuber scapulae | Large & is placed further away from the glenoid cavity | Tuber scapulae is connected with the rim of the glenoid cavity. | Small , blunt Tuber and is connected with the rim of the glenoid cavity. | Tuber scapulae is connected with the rim of the glenoid cavity. | |
| Coracoid process | Well developed | Absent | Small | Less developed | |
| Sub-scapular fossa | Deep | Deep | Very Shallow is marked by few rough lines | More extensive | |
| Glenoid notch | Present | Absent | Present | Present | |
SCAPULA – SPECIES DIFFERENCE
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