A Lethal Defect in the Domestic Fowl

Esophagotomy in a domestic fowl: a rare case report

Background: Foreign body in esophagus in birds is rarely reported in literature. Most common site of foreign body in birds is proventriculus and ventriculus. The purpose of this study is to discuss the diagnosis of a large sharp foreign body in the distal third of the neck by plain radiography and its retrieval through esophagotomy and subsequent survival of the fowl. C...

Decerebration of the Domestic Fowl.

Renal function in domestic fowl.

SKADHAUGE, ERIK, AND BODIL SCHMIDT-NIELSEN. Renal function in domestic fowl. Am. J. Physiol. 2 12 (4) : 793-798. 1967.Roosters were exposed to water and salt loading and to dehydration. The ureteral urine was collected through polyethylene funnels. The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was found to increase an average of 23 yO from dehydration to hydration, when at the same time the urine flow i...

Hereditary hypothyroidism in the domestic fowl.

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...

Renal acid excretion in the domestic fowl.

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...