ABSTRACT
While literature describing swine anatomy is comprehensive and amply illustrated, scientic evidence concerning the skeletal maturity of swine is sparse. An excellent atlas of the topographical anatomy as well as an extensive dissection atlas of the musculoskeletal system of the domestic pig has been published (Popesko, 2012; Sack, 1982; Sisson, 1975). Laboratory dissection manuals for the fetal pig (Chiasson et al., 1997; Donnelly and Wistreich, 1996) and a complete description of the anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system in the domestic pig are also available (Novakofski and McCusker, 2001).
