“…The inner layer is thick and collagenous, comprised of elastic fibers and leiomyocytes. Concerning Artiodactyla, detailed description are available for the spleen of Alces alces (Blumenthal, 1952), Cervus elaphus, Capreolus capreolus (Hartwig & Hartwig, 1975), Bos taurus (Seki & Abe, 1985), Bubalus bubalis (Mishra & Verma, 2004), Ovis aries, Capra hircus (Tischendorf, 1969), Camelus dromedarius (Zidan et al, 2000), Camelus bactrianus (Abe et al, 1999), Hippopotamus amphibius (Tischendorf, 1958) and Sus scrofa (Seki & Abe, 1985). In Artiodactyla, but also in Elephas maximus (Tischendorf, 1953), the spleen is covered by a bilayered capsule like in Equus.…”