RADIOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE THORACIC LIMB I N THE GROWING IBERIAN PIG

The chronology of the ossification of the thoracic limb of the growing Iberian pig is analyzed by the radiological method, from birth to 482 days (16 months). 48 individuals have been used (24 males, 24 females ), from different origins and distributed within 6 age groups : birth (1 day), weaning (58 days), preparation (234 days), beginning (352 day s), half (424 days) and end (482 days) of fattening. The appearance an d the evolution of the ossification centres were observed, as well as some phenomena occurring during the fusion of the ossification centres .