COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF OLFACTORY SYSTEM OF HUMANS AND PORCINE

M. SHUKLA¹*, S.K. KARMORE², R. RANJAN³, P. JAIN^4
1Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Rewa, 486550, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
²Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Rewa, 486550, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
³Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Rewa, 486550, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁴Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Rewa, 486550, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : ramtinni3@gmail.com

Received : 02-02-2019     Accepted : 23-02-2019     Published : 28-02-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 4       Pages : 7918 - 7919
Int J Agr Sci 11.4 (2019):7918-7919

Keywords : Humans, Olfaction, Porcines, Vomeronasal Organ
Academic Editor : Dr Prashant Shrivastava
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Rewa, 486550, Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur, 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Olfaction, the sense of smell, is the least understood of the five human senses. Humans are generally considered to have weaker sense of smell than other members of animal kingdom. But ample evidence suggests that olfactory social behaviours were heavily involved in communication among primates. An increasing number of studies make evident that human olfaction is much better than previously thought. This review aims at summarizing the utility of porcine species in using as a model for studying olfaction.

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