1. A simple, direct method of counting leucocytes of the fowl is described. 2. Twenty-nine complete, morphological studies of the blood of eleven domestic fowls are recorded. 3. The characteristics of the cells found in the blood and bone marrow are described in detail and their relative numbers reported. 4. The supravital technique, using neutral red and Janus green, enables one to separate an...

and genetical behavior of this form is not incompatible with the segmental interchange theory of circle formation in Oenothera. Summary.-It is impossible for the alethal complex of a primary halfmutant derived from Lamarckiana by a single segmental interchange to give the same chromosome configuration with both complexes of the parent species. Nevertheless, a further segmental interchange betwe...

OPULATIONS of fully pedigreed chickens often contain individuals which ’deviate considerably in one or more respects from the average for the flock. When pedigrees reveal close genetic relationship among those similarly affected, further studies are warranted. Such was the case for the trait now recognized as hypothyroidism. Affected 5 %-month old White Leghorn pullets, which were somewhat smal...

1. In order to assess the role of uricotelism in net renal acid excretion, blood and ureteral urine samples were collected from five hens fed a commercial poultry feed (Diet A) and five hens fed a protein-rich, Na-poor feed (Diet B). All samples were analysed for pH, PCO2, ammonium, phosphate, uric acid and urates (UA + U) and inulin. 2. On Diet A, average pH in venous blood was 7.42, while uri...