Quantitative Changes in the Hen’s Oviduct Associated with Egg Formation

Histomorphometrical changes of oviduct during the long-term exposure of breeder hens to extra thyroxine

In this research a 100 day long treatment period was considered to unmask the probable adverse effects of long-term induced hyperthyroidism on histomorphometrical attributes of the oviduct in broiler breeder hens. A total of seventy 47-week-old Cobb 500 breeder hens were randomly allotted to two treatment groups (5 replicates of 7 hens each). Thyroxine (T4) was orally administered to the hypert...

Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis genes induced during oviduct colonization and egg contamination in laying hens.

Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis is the predominant serovar associated with salmonellosis worldwide, which is in part due to its ability to contaminate the internal contents of the hen's egg. It has been shown that S. enterica serovar Enteritidis has an unusual tropism for the avian reproductive tract and an ability to persist in the oviduct and ovary. Factors allowing S. enterica serova...

Jejunal calcium permeability in laying hens during egg formation.

The permeability of the upper jejunum to water, calcium, potassium, sodium and chloride was measured in the immature pullet and then in the laying hen before and during egg-shell calcification by an in vivo perfusion procedure. Jejunal calcium permeability was constant throughout egg formation. Thus, the increase of net absorption during shell calcification was not due to enhanced mucosal capac...

Role of the Oviduct in Maintaining Sustained Fertility in Hens

Understanding avian egg cuticle formation in the oviduct: a study of its origin and deposition.

The cuticle is a unique invisible oviduct secretion that protects avian eggs from bacterial penetration through gas exchange pores. Despite its importance, experimental evidence is lacking for where, when, and what is responsible for its deposition. By using knowledge about the ovulatory cycle and oviposition, we have manipulated cuticle deposition to obtain evidence on these key points. Cuticl...